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Kanji 引: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 引: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

Key takeaways

Kanji 引: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

pulltugjerkadmitinstallquoterefer to

On reading

イン

Kun reading

ひ.くひ.ける

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 引

pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

弓 + 丨

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine pulling the string of a bow (弓) back in a straight line (丨). This action of pulling back the bowstring represents the meaning 'pull', which also extends to 'quoting' or pulling someone else's words into a text.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

イン
  • 引力いんりょく

    gravity / attraction force

  • 強引ごういん

    forceful / pushy / overbearing

  • 索引さくいん

    index / list of topics

  • 引退いんたい

    retire / withdrawal from work

  • 引用いんよう

    quotation / citation / reference

Kun reading

ひ.く
  • 差し引くさしひく

    to deduct / subtract

  • 引くひく

    to pull / to draw

Commonly used words

  • 引力
    いんりょく

    gravity / attraction force

  • 強引
    ごういん

    forceful / pushy / overbearing

  • 索引
    さくいん

    index / list of topics

  • 引退
    いんたい

    retire / withdrawal from work

  • 引用
    いんよう

    quotation / citation / reference

  • 差し引く
    さしひく

    to deduct / subtract

  • 引く
    ひく

    to pull / to draw

Example sentences

Example 1

祭りでくじびきをしました。

Translation

We did a lottery at the festival.

Example 2

くじびきで景品を当てた。

Translation

I won a prize in the lottery.

Example 3

給料から税金を差しく。

Translation

Deduct taxes from the salary.

Example 4

支払い時に送料を差しく。

Translation

Subtract the shipping fee when paying.

Kanji 引: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to | Daily Nihongo