Word Meaning 気をひく

きをひく kiohiku

気をひく is read as きをひく (kiohiku) and means to attract someone's attention.

Meaning

English

  1. to attract someone's attention
  2. to arouse someone's interest
  3. to sound someone out
  4. to try to find out someone's true feelings
  5. to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

Reading

Kana

きをひく

Romaji

kiohiku

Writing Variants

  • 気を引く きをひく ki o hiku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Proverb Rank 109441 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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