引く

ひく

• Verb

  Godan verb (ku), intransitive, transitive
  1. to pull.
  2. to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.).

     See also 注意を引く .

  3. to draw back.
  4. to draw (a card).
  5. to draw (plan, line, etc.).

     See also 図面を引く .

  6. to catch (cold).

     See also 風邪をひく .

  7. to play (string instr.).

     See also 弾く .

  8. to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult.

     See also 辞書を引く .

• Verb

  Godan verb (ku), transitive
  1. to haul; to pull (vehicles).

     esp. 牽く

  2. to subtract.
  3. to ebb; to fade.
  4. to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic).
  5. to quote; to raise (as evidence).
  6. to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable).