hiku

Godan Verb (ku)

1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)

Transitive
カーテンがゆっくり かれた。
kātenga yukkuri hikareta.
The curtains were drawn slowly.
Godan Verb (ku)

2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

Transitive
Related to 注意を引く
Godan Verb (ku)

3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in

Transitive
あんな ほんみたらフツーの おんな くもんな!
anna hommitara futsūno onnawa hiku monna!
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
Godan Verb (ku)

4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

Transitive
あなたの いたカードは あかのマークですね。
anatano hiita kādowa akano mākudesune.
The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?
Godan Verb (ku)

5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

Transitive
Related to 図面を引く
えうから びいまで せんをひきなさい。
ei kara bii made sen'o hikinasai.
Draw a line from A to B.
Godan Verb (ku)

6. to catch (a cold)

Transitive
Related to 風邪を引く
わる風邪 かぜをひいていて、さらに わるいことには、雪 ゆき ってきました。
warui kazeo hiite ite sarani warui kotoniwa yukiga futte kimashita.
I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.
Godan Verb (ku)

7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

Transitive
彼女 かのじょはグランドピアノでその きょく いた。
kanojowa gurandopianode sono kyokuo hiita.
She played that tune on her grand piano.
Godan Verb (ku)

8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check

Transitive
Related to 辞書を引く
その単語 たんご辞書 じしょでひいてごらん。
sono tangō jishode hiite goran.
Look up the word in your dictionary.
Godan Verb (ku)

9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)

Transitive
わたくし うま荷車 にぐるま いているのを た。
watashiwa umaga nigurumao hiite iru nō mita
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
Godan Verb (ku)

10. to subtract; to deduct

Transitive
いち れいから くと、8 はち のこる。
jūkara nio hikutohachi nokoru
Two from ten leaves eight.
Godan Verb (ku)

11. to recede; to ebb; to fade

Transitive
れが くまで なん にちくらいかかりますか。
harega hikumade nannichikurai kakarimasuka.
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
Godan Verb (ku)

12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)

Transitive
その作家 さっかはギリシャの王家 おうけ血統 けっとう いていた。
sono sakkawa girishano ōkeno kettōo hiite ita.
The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.
Godan Verb (ku)

13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)

Transitive
できるだけ英語 えうごから れいをひこう。
dekirudake ēgokara rēo hikō.
Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.
Godan Verb (ku)

14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)

Transitive
海底 かいていケーブルが両国 りょうこく あいだ かれた。
kaitēkēburuga ryōkokuno aidani hikareta.
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
Godan Verb (ku)

15. to hold (e.g. a note)

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

Transitive
Godan Verb (ku)

17. to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat

Intransitive
Godan Verb (ku)

18. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)

Intransitive
Godan Verb (ku)

19. to resign; to retire; to quit

Intransitive
Godan Verb (ku)

20. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe

Intransitive
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