[ひく, hiku](v5k, vi, vt) (1) to pull; (2) (See 注意を引く) to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); (3) to draw back; (4) to draw (a card); (5) (See 図面を引く) to draw (plan, line, etc.); (6) (See 風邪を引く) to catch (cold); (7) (See 弾く・ひく) to play (string instr.); (8) (See 辞書を引く) to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; (v5k, vt) (9) (esp. 牽く) to haul; to pull (vehicles); (10) to subtract; (11) to ebb; to fade; (12) to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); (13) to quote; to raise (as evidence); (14) to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable); (P)#8582[Add to Longdo]
[ひく, hiku](v5k, vt) (1) (uk) to flip; to snap; to flick; (2) (uk) to repel; (3) (uk) to use (an abacus); to calculate; (4) (uk) to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.); (P)#19580[Add to Longdo]
[あとをひく, atowohiku](exp, v5k) (1) to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; (2) to have lingering effects[Add to Longdo]
[さしひく, sashihiku](v5k, vt) (1) to deduct; to take away; to dock; (2) to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; (v5k, vi) (3) to ebb and flow[Add to Longdo]
[いとをひく, itowohiku](exp, v5k) (1) to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; (2) to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on[Add to Longdo]
[みずをひく, mizuwohiku](exp, v5k) to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate[Add to Longdo]
[ひく, hiku](v5k, vi) (1) to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; (2) (のく only) to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[ひく, hiku](v5k, vi) (1) (also written as 引く) to move back; to draw back; to recede; (2) to lessen; to subside; to ebb; (3) to resign; to retire; to quit; (P)[Add to Longdo]