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Kanji Grade 2 - 引

Kanji character Grade 2 引. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 引
About
pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Kun: ひ.く、 ひ.ける
On: イン
4 strokes
Radical: bow 弓
Parts: | 弓
 
Onyomi
引退 【インタイ】 retirement
引責 【インセキ】 taking responsibility
誘引 【ユウイン】 enticement, inducement, attraction
吸引 【キュウイン】 absorption, suction, aspiration, attraction, draw
 
Kunyomi
引く 【ひく】 to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse), to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest), to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in, to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.), to draw (a line, plan, etc.), to catch (a cold), to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument), to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check, to haul, to pull (vehicles), to subtract, to deduct, to recede, to ebb, to fade, to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic), to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence), to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water), to hold (e.g. a note), to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor), to move back, to draw back, to recede, to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling), to resign, to retire, to quit
引く手 【ひくて】 admirer, inducer
引ける 【ひける】 to close, to be over, to break up (e.g. school), to lose one's nerve, to feel daunted