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εΌ•
JLPT N3 SL2 4 strokes Frequency: #218

Meanings

Pull, Tug, Jerk, Admit, Install, Quote, Refer To

Radicals

εΌ“

Decomposition

βΏ°εΌ“δΈ¨

Etymology

Ideographic: To pull back a bow'sΒ εΌ“ drawstringΒ δΈ¨

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 4

Stroke Order

1 corner right-to-left
2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
3 corner bottom-to-top
4 vertical right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
むン in
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
ひ hi

Words Using This Kanji

622 words total
Other (20 words)
尾を引く γŠγ‚’γ²γ

to leave a trail

δΈ‡ζœ‰εΌ•εŠ› γ°γ‚“γ‚†γ†γ„γ‚“γ‚Šγ‚‡γ

universal gravitation

満け引き みけひき

ebb and flow

万引き まんびき

shoplifting

友引 ともびき

day that is lucky in the morning and evening but unlucky around noon, when one's luck affects others (in the traditional calendar)

ι€£ι‚¦ε–εΌ•ε§”ε“‘δΌš γ‚Œγ‚“γ½γ†γ¨γ‚Šγ²γγ„γ„γ‚“γ‹γ„

Federal Trade Commission (USA)

γγ˜εΌ•γ くじびき

lottery

η”»εΌ• かくびき

arranged by strokes

駆け引き かけひき

bargaining

εΎŒγΈεΌ•γ あとへひく

to back down

一頭引き いっとうびき

one-horse (carriage)

η”Ÿγε­—εΌ• γ„γγ˜γ³γ

walking encyclopedia

ζ‰ΏεΌ• しょういん

consent

倩引き てんびき

deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)

ε–εΌ•ε…ˆ γ¨γ‚Šγ²γγ•γ

customer

手引き てびき

guidance

取引 γ¨γ‚Šγ²γ

transactions

引き受ける ひきうける

to take on

引き金 ひきがね

trigger (of a gun, etc.)

ζˆ‘η”°εΌ•ζ°΄ γŒγ§γ‚“γ„γ‚“γ™γ„

seeking one's own interests