引 — draw, pull

Kanji

〈 17 of 160 〉

Meaning

draw, pull

Onyomi

イン

Kunyomi

ひ

Radical

ゆみへん
ゆみへん
bow（in archery）
3
Radical position: hen

Strokes

4

Grade

2

Kodansha

133

Classic Nelson

1562

Hint

Bow 弓 and string 丨.
Kanji alive

Examples

引力（いんりょく）
gravity
強引な（ごういんな）
pushy
引用する（いんようする）
quote
引退する（いんたいする）
retire
引く（ひく）
pull
引き出し（ひきだし）
drawer
引っ越し（ひっこし）
moving (e.g. residence)
Stroke 1 Stroke 2 Stroke 3 Stroke 4

Quick Reference

Please see our User Guide for detailed explanations of all of Kanji alive's features or watch our short demonstration videos. If you are having technical difficulties, please refer to our Troubleshooting page.

詳細は、メーニューの「日本語」内にある使用説明とトラブルシューティングをご参照ください。

Navigation

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Other Interactive Elements

Play/Pause kanji animation Use the spacebar or click on the play/pause icon in the center of the kanji animation controls.
Next/Previous stroke Use the Shift + ← or Shift + → keys, click the previous and next stroke icons on each side of the play/pause icon or move your mouse cursor over the stroke breakdown images.
Radical animation Use the Shift + r keys or click on the image on the far right of the radical field to view an animation illustrating the radical's historical derivation.
Examples Move your mouse cursor over a Japanese word in the Examples field to reveal its English meaning. Click on the play icon to the right of each example to hear its pronunciation.

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