Word Meaning 引く

ひく hiku

引く is read as ひく (hiku) and means to catch (a cold).

Meaning

English

  1. to catch (a cold)
  2. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  3. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
  4. to hold (e.g. a note)
  5. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
  6. to be descend from
  7. to inherit (a characteristic)
  8. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.)

Reading

Kana

ひく

Romaji

hiku

Writing Variants

  • 曳く ひく hiku
  • 牽く ひく hiku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 5 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 押す,足す Rank 11711 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引っ付く

ひっつく

to become intimate (of a man and woman)

引き抜く

ひきぬく

to extract

引き裂く

ひきさく

to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.)

引き付ける

ひきつける

to have a convulsion

引き金

ひきがね

trigger (of a gun, etc.)

引き分け

ひきわけ

draw (in competition)

引き続き

ひきつづき

continuously

引き出す

ひきだす

to withdraw (money)

引き受ける

ひきうける

to contract (a disease)

引退

いんたい

retirement