Word Meaning 引抜く

ひきぬく hikinuku

引抜く is read as ひきぬく (hikinuku) and means to extract.

Meaning

English

  1. to extract
  2. to pull out
  3. to draw out
  4. to uproot
  5. to headhunt
  6. to lure away
  7. to poach
  8. to entice

Reading

Kana

ひきぬく

Romaji

hikinuku

Writing Variants

  • 引きぬく ひきぬく hikinuku
  • 引き抜く ひきぬく hikinuku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 抜く,居なくなる Rank 5510 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引き抜き

ひきぬき

drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

引く

ひく

to catch (a cold)

引っ付く

ひっつく

to become intimate (of a man and woman)

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