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 11958 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

引抜く

ひきぬく

to extract

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

引き上げる

ひきあげる

to expedite the schedule

引き取る

ひきとる

to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet)

Example Sentences

10

You'll catch a cold.

Do you catch colds often?

92 minus 9 is 83.

I often catch cold.

It sucks having a cold.

If you don't wear clothes, you'll catch a cold, you know?

Tom catches colds easily.

How many is nine minus six?

What is 6 subtracted from 10?

Two from ten leaves eight.