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引
pull · draw · attract · withdraw
N4On: いんKun: ひく、ひき、ひける
Memory Aid
The kanji shape resembles a hook pulling something. Imagine the vertical stroke as a rope and the bottom horizontal stroke as the thing being pulled along the ground.
'Hiku' — Imagine a HICK-UP when you PULL something too hard.
The kanji looks like a person (the vertical stroke on the left) pulling a cart (the hook-like shape on the right) along the ground (the bottom horizontal stroke).
Vocabulary
引くひくto pull, to draw
引き出しひきだしdrawer
引退いんたいretirement
引用いんようquotation, citation
引き分けひきわけdraw, tie (in a game)
Example Sentences
ドアを引いてください。
Please pull the door.
紙に線を引きました。
I drew a line on the paper.
引き出しを開けてください。
Please open the drawer.
彼は来年引退します。
He will retire next year.