引きずる (ひきずる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

引きずる (ひきずる) means to drag / pull along / prolong.

See example sentences below.

引きずる at a glance

引きずる

ひきずるhikizuru

N1verb

to drag / pull along / prolong

引きずるひきずるhikizuruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to drag / pull along / prolong

Example 1

重い荷物を引きずって歩く。

Translation

I walk dragging heavy luggage.

Example 2

昔の問題を引きずっている。

Translation

He is still dwelling on past problems.