pull, tug, jerk, admit

About this kanji

The kanji 引 (in) primarily means "pull" or "tug," and it can function as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, you might see it in phrases like 引く (ひく), meaning "to pull" or "to draw," while as a noun, it appears in various compounds. A few notable examples include 引退 (いんたい), which means "retirement," 良引 (ごういん), meaning "overbearing" or "pushy," and 割引 (わりびき), referring to a "discount." One interesting note is that 引 is often used in contexts where something is being drawn towards oneself, whether it’s literally pulling something or figuratively attracting attention.

Example sentences

• この問題を引き起こしたのは誰ですか？

  Who caused this problem?

Meanings across languages

English

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

Tiếng Việt

kéo, lôi, giật, nhận, cài đặt, trích dẫn, tham khảo

日本語

引く, 引っ張る, 引き起こす, 認める, インストール, 引用する, 参照する

한국어

당기다, 끌다, 잡아당기다, 인정하다, 설치하다, 인용하다, 참조하다

中文

拉, 拽, 猛拉, 承认, 安装, 引用, 参考

id

menarik

th

ดึง

es

tirar

fr

tirer

de

ziehen

pt

puxar

Common compounds

• 引退いんたいretirement
• 強引ごういんoverbearing, coercive, pushy
• 取引とりひきtransactions, dealings, business
• 割引わりびきdiscount, reduction, rebate
• 引き金ひきがねtrigger (of a gun, etc.), trigger (for something), immediate cause
• 引き下げひきさげreduction, cut
• 駆け引きかけひきbargaining, haggling, tactics
• 引き続きひきつづきcontinuously, continually, without a break