Japanese

Verb

引く ‎(transitive and intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana ひく, romaji hiku)

1. (transitive) pull (something toward oneself)
2. (transitive) pull (along); drag; drag along; bring along while going somewhere
3. (transitive) bring (people) in; bring together
4. (transitive) attract (someone's) attention
5. (transitive) pull out; stretch; spread (something over a surface or a distance)
6. (transitive) subtract; take away

   6から4を引くと2になる。

   Subtract 4 from 6 and you get 2.

7. (transitive) (of an illness) catch

   風邪 (かぜ)を引 (ひ)いた。

   Kaze o hiita.

   I caught a cold.

8. (transitive) (of a stringed instrument; also see 弾く) play
9. (intransitive) pull out; pull back; withdraw; retreat

Antonyms

• (pull): 押 (お)す ‎(osu)

Derived terms

• 割引 (わりびき) ‎(waribiki): discount

Conjunction

引く ‎(hiragana ひく, romaji hiku)

1. (mathematics) minus (subtraction)

   12引く6は6だ。

   12 minus 6 is 6.

Coordinate terms

• 足す
• 掛ける
• 割る