JLPT N5 · Giving & handling

引く

ひく

to pull

Stroke order of 引く

2 characters, 5 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

引 · 4 strokesく · 1 strokes

Memory trick

A bow (弓) with a string pulled by a vertical stroke: drawing it back.

Parts: 引 pull + く

The characters in 引く

くく — ku (1 strokes)

Example sentence

ドアを引いてください。

どあをひいてください。

Please pull the door.

Words with 引

引き出しdrawer 引っ越すto move house 取引deal; transaction 引き出すto withdraw 割引discount 引き算subtraction 引き起こすto cause; to trigger 引用quotation 引き分けdraw; tie

More words: Giving & handling

上げるto give; to raise 返すto return (something)頼むto ask; to request 見せるto show 取るto take 撮るto take (a photo)拾うto pick up 捨てるto throw away 払うto pay 並べるto line up; to arrange 呼ぶto call 履くto put on (shoes; pants)脱ぐto take off (clothes)

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