Word Meaning 棚引く

たなびく tanabiku

棚引く is read as たなびく (tanabiku) and means to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.).

Meaning

English

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.)
to hang (of mist, haze, etc.)
to lie (over)
to linger
to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

Reading

Kana

たなびく

Romaji

tanabiku

Writing Variants

たな引く たなびく tanabiku
棚曳く たなびく tanabiku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 113661 Priority R

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