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N4 · 4 strokes · — · Irodori #65 · Starter L15

引

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

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Readings

On’yomi
イン
Kun’yomi
ひ・く、ひ・ける

Example words

  • 引き出し

    ひきだし

    drawer

  • 引く/引

    ひく

    to pull

  • ~%引 (10%引)

    ~パーセントびき (じゅっパーセントびき)

    ~ % off (e.g. 10% off)

  • ~円引 (50円引)

    ~えんびき (ごじゅうえんびき)

    ~ yen off (e.g. 50 yen off)

  • ~割引 (二割引き)

    ~わりびき (にわりびき)

    ~ × 10% off (e.g. 20% off)

Memory aids

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How to remember

👁Shape

A bow (弓) with an arrow pulled back (|) — to pull.

🧩Components

Remember "pull, draw" (引) by connecting it to its Irodori vocabulary context.

📖Anchor word

引く (ひく) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 引く (ひく) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: ひ・く、ひ・ける — often used in native Japanese words (like 引く). On'yomi: イン — common in compound words (熟語).