Word Meaning 手を引く

てをひく te o hiku

手を引く is read as てをひく (te o hiku) and means to lead by the hand.

Meaning

English

to lead by the hand
to withdraw from (a deal)
to wash one's hands of

Reading

Kana

てをひく

Romaji

te o hiku

Writing Variants

手をひく てをひく teohiku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 49297 Priority H

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

手引き

てびき

guidance

手引書

てびきしょ

handbook

手形割引

てがたわりびき

discounting of a bill

手本引き

てほんびき

tehonbiki (type of card game associated with gambling)

引き手

ひきて

knob

引き手

ひきで

right hand

引く手

ひくて

admirer

手際良く

てぎわよく

efficiently

手広く

てびろく

widely

手術

しゅじゅつ

skill with one's hands

手数

てすう

number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)

手続き

てつづき

procedure

Example Sentences

他の会社に投資するために、私の共同出資者は手を引くことを決めた。

My partner decided to pull out in order to invest in another company.