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On'yomi
イン
IN
Kun'yomi
ひ.く・ひ.ける
hiku / hikeru

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

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Strokes4
Frequency#218
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Stroke Order

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Strokes4

Component Breakdown

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bow + 丨

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of bow (弓) and line. Action of drawing a bowstring.

Symbolism

Pull, guide, attraction. Also means succession in 'take over'.

Related Culture & Scenes

  • Performing handover

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

我田引水

がでんいんすい

seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field; seeking one's own interests

博引旁証

はくいんぼうしょう

citing copious references; citing copious references

Proverbs & Idioms

引かれ者の小唄

ひかれもののこうた

A condemned person's song

Sour grapes