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

    to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes

    この事件はだれかが糸を引いているに違いない。
    Somebody must be at the bottom of this affair.
  2. to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thread

Kun
いと
On
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1488 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 4-6-4SKIP code
6a0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2290.3, 2090.3Four corner code
2741deroo
7cf8Unicode hex code
1-27-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3492Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4431New Nelson (John Haig)
2179New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2703Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1379Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1866Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1333Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1431Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
699A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
720Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
113Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27221Morohashi
27A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
242Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
242Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
83sakade
807Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
75henshall3
58Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
409Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1503Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1345Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani 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