Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

    あなたの興味を引くような本を読みなさい。
    Read such books as interest you.

Also written 興味をひく【きょうみをひく】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure

Kun
おこ.るおこ.す
On
コウキョウ
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
734 of 2500
Radical
mortar
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Used in names as

おきおこっとも

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-14-2SKIP code
2o14.2The Kanji Dictionary
7780.1Four corner code
2661deroo
8208Unicode hex code
1-22-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
615Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4913New Nelson (John Haig)
2909New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3622Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1852Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2525Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1426Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1533Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
695A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2586Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
338Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30226Morohashi
652A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
368Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
369Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
589sakade
1687Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
702henshall3
814Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
490crowley
631Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
158Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1438Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xing1, xing4Pinyin reading
heungKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

flavor, taste

Kun
あじあじ.わう
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
442 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
3d5.3The Kanji Dictionary
6509.0Four corner code
3764deroo
5473Unicode hex code
1-44-03JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
913Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
766New Nelson (John Haig)
274New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
325Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
206Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
247Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
219Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
233Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
295A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
572Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
339Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3456Morohashi
393A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
307Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
307Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
516sakade
137Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
415henshall3
315Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
169crowley
311Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
302Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
224Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei4Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
ひ.くひ.ける
On
イン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
218 of 2500
Radical
bow
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Used in names as

いなひきひけびき

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-1SKIP code
3h1.1The Kanji Dictionary
1220.0Four corner code
3554deroo
5f15Unicode hex code
1-16-90JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1562Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1681New Nelson (John Haig)
181New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
207Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
133Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
160Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1232Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1318Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
238A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
144Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
271Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
9699Morohashi
77A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
216Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
216Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
156sakade
167Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
81henshall3
87Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
263crowley
257Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
605Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1240Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin3Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level