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引

引 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

会意。「弓」と、それに添えられた弓を引くことを連想させる短い筆画から構成される。「ひく」を意味する漢語｛引｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • インElem.
Kun (native)
  • ひ(く)Elem.
  • ひ(ける)Elem.
Nanori (used in names)
  • いな
  • ひき
  • ひけ
  • びき
Other languages
  • 拼音yin3
  • 한글in
  • Hán-ViệtDẫn
  • Hán-ViệtDấn

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
彐(けいがしら)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 3
Unicode
U+5F15

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰弓丨

Words using this kanji

  • 引き下げひきさげreduction, cut
  • 引き上げひきあげ「ひきあげ」の漢字表記。pulling up, drawing up, salvage, re-flotation
  • 引退いんたい官職などの地位や現在やっている職業、活動などから退くこと。retirement
  • 引き金ひきがねひきがね 参照trigger (of a gun, etc.), trigger (for something), immediate cause
  • 引き続きひきつづきcontinuously, continually, without a break, next
  • 引き締めひきしめ「ひきしめ」の漢字表記。tightening
  • 引き渡しひきわたしdelivery, handing over, turning over, extradition
  • 引き換えひきかえexchange, conversion
  • 引き出しひきだし「ひきだし」を参照。drawer, withdrawal (of money from an account), variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
  • 引き受けひきうけundertaking, underwriting, acceptance
  • 引き分けひきわけdraw (in competition), tie game
  • 引っ越しひっこしひっこしを参照。moving (dwelling, office, etc.), changing residence
  • 引責いんせきあることの責任を自身に引き受けること。taking responsibility
  • 引き合いひきあいreference, example, instance, inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.)
  • 引き上げるひきあげるto pull up, to drag up, to lift up, to increase
  • 引き下げるひきさげる「ひきさげる」の漢字表記。to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.), to bring down, to reduce, to cut
  • 引用いんよう他人の文章や発言などを、自分の文章や発言などの中に取り入れて利用すること。 他の事例や研究に触れるなどして、自説の論拠、出どころを示すこと。援用。 作品の中に、他の作品の一部や様式などを組み込むこと。quotation, citation, reference
  • 引き時ひきどき(good) time to quit, (right) time to withdraw, time to pull out, time to retire
  • 引きずるひきずるto drag, to trail, to pull along the ground, to lug
  • 引っ越すひっこす引っ越しをする。 ひっこす 参照to move (house), to change residence

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Lookup codes

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