Word Meaning 引っ張る

ひっぱる hipparu

引っ張る is read as ひっぱる (hipparu) and means to lead (e.g. one's followers).

Meaning

English

  1. to lead (e.g. one's followers)
  2. to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word)
  3. to pull the ball
  4. to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve)
  5. to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police)
  6. to delay
  7. to prolong
  8. to tempt into joining

Reading

Kana

ひっぱる

Romaji

hipparu

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 2881 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引っ張り合う

ひっぱりあう

to pull from both ends

引っ張り応力

ひっぱりおうりょく

tensile strain

引っ張りだこ

ひっぱりだこ

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引張接着強さ

ひっぱりせっちゃくつよさ

tensile bond strength