Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
カーテンがゆっくり引かれた。The curtains were drawn slowly. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
also written as 惹くsee 注意を引く
to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
see 図面を引く
to catch (a cold)
see 風邪を引く
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
usu. written as 弾く
to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
see 辞書を引く
to haul; to pull (vehicles)
esp. 牽く
to subtract; to deduct
to recede; to ebb; to fade
to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
to hold (e.g. a note)
to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat
also written as 退く
to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
also written as 退く
to resign; to retire; to quit
also written as 退く
to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe
Colloquial
to draw back; to pull back; to retreat
Go (game)see ヒキ
Also written 曳く【ひく】、牽く【ひく】