ひく | Shirabe

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引ひく

#667

Common

ひく

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  
  カーテンがゆっくり引ひかれた。
  
  The curtains were drawn slowly.
2. ②
  
  to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
  
  also written as 惹く
  
  See also: 注意を引く (ちゅういをひく)
3. ③
  
  to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
4. ④
  
  to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  
  あなたの引ひいたカードは赤あかのマークですね。
  
  The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?
5. ⑤
  
  to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
  
  See also: 図面を引く (ずめんをひく)
  
  ＡからＢまで線せんをひきなさい。
  
  Draw a line from A to B.
6. ⑥
  
  to catch (a cold)
  
  See also: 風邪をひく (かぜをひく)
  
  悪わるい風邪かぜをひいていて、さらに悪わるいことには、雪ゆきが降ふってきました。
  
  I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.
7. ⑦
  
  to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
  
  usu. written as 弾く
8. ⑧
  
  to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
  
  See also: 辞書を引く (じしょをひく)
  
  その単語たんごを辞書じしょでひいてごらん。
  
  Look up the word in your dictionary.
9. ⑨
  
  to haul; to pull (vehicles)
  
  esp. 牽く
  
  私わたくしは馬うまが荷車にぐるまを引ひいているのを見みた。
  
  I saw a horse pulling a cart.
10. ⑩
  
  to subtract; to deduct
  
  １０じゅうから２にを引ひくと、８はち残のこる。
  
  Two from ten leaves eight.
11. ⑪
  
  to recede; to ebb; to fade
12. ⑫
  
  to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  
  その作家さっかはギリシャの王家おうけの血統けっとうを引ひいていた。
  
  The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.
13. ⑬
  
  to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  
  できるだけ英語えいごから例れいをひこう。
  
  Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.
14. ⑭
  
  to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  
  海底かいていケーブルが両国りょうこくの間あいだに引ひかれた。
  
  A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
15. ⑮
  
  to hold (e.g. a note)
16. ⑯
  
  to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
17. ⑰
  
  to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
  
  also written as 退く
18. ⑱
  
  to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
  
  also written as 退く
19. ⑲
  
  to resign; to retire; to quit
  
  also written as 退く
20. ⑳
  
  to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe
21. ㉑
  
  go (game)
  
  to draw back; to pull back; to retreat
  
  See also: 引き (ひき)

Kanji

引イン pull, tug, jerk

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弾ひく

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Common

ひく

Meaning

1. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
  
  See also: 引く (ひく)
  
  誰だれかがピアノを弾ひいている。
  
  Somebody is playing the piano.

Kanji

弾ダン bullet, twang, flip

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ひく

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Common

ひく

Meaning

1. to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
  
  その犬いぬは車くるまにひかれた。
  
  The dog was run over by a car.

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惹ひく

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ひく

Meaning

1. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
  
  See also: 引く (ひく)
  
  顧客こきゃくを惹ひきつけるようなサイトを作つくりたいと思おもっています。
  
  I want to build my corporate site to attract customers.

Kanji

惹ジャク attract, captivate

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挽ひく

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ひく

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to saw
  
  Only applies to 挽く
2. ②
  
  to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
  
  マメちゃんがコーヒー豆まめを挽ひく為ためにコーヒーミルを使つかいます。
  
  Mame uses a coffee mill to grind coffee beans.

Kanji

挽バン saw, turn (lathe), grind

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退ひく

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ひく

Meaning

1. ①
  
  to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
  
  usu. written as 引く
  
  See also: 引く (ひく)
  
  彼女かのじょは蛇へびを見みて退しりぞいた。
  
  She drew back when she saw a snake.
2. ②
  
  to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
  
  usu. written as 引く
  
  See also: 引く (ひく)
3. ③
  
  to resign; to retire; to quit
  
  See also: 退く (どく)
  
  彼かれは役職やくしょくから退しりぞいた。
  
  He retired from office.

Kanji

退タイ retreat, withdraw, retire

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低ひくい

#1,316

Common

ひくい

Meaning

1. ①
  
  low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)
  
  Antonym: 高い (たかい)
2. ②
  
  low (position); close to the ground
3. ③
  
  short (height)
4. ④
  
  deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)