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引

Kanji meanings and readings

引

N3

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

On reading
イン
Kun reading
ひ.く、ひ.ける
Radical
弓
Illustration of 引力
N2

いんりょく

gravity

Illustration of 引用
N3

いんよう

quotation; citation

Illustration of 引算
N2

ひきざん

subtraction

Illustration of 引越し
N2

ひっこし

moving (dwelling etc.); changing residence

Illustration of 引退
N3

いんたい

retire

Illustration of 強引
N2

ごういん

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

Illustration of 手引き
N1

てびき

guidance; guide; introduction

Illustration of 籤引
N1

くじびき

lottery; drawn lot

Illustration of 索引
N2

さくいん

index; indices

Illustration of 長引く
N2

ながびく

to be prolonged; to drag on