引く

ひく

to pull

N5 #1,466

Meanings

godan verb, transitive to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
also written as 惹く 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)
usu. written as 弾く to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
esp. 牽く 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)
godan verb, intransitive, also written as 退く to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
also written as 退く to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
also written as 退く to resign; to retire; to quit
colloquial to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe
go (game) to draw back; to pull back; to retreat