引

Meaning

Pull, draw · tirar, jalar

Readings

• On (音読み): イン
• Kun (訓読み): ひ.く・ひ.ける

Example words

• 引く（ひく）— to pull
• 引っ越し（ひっこし）— moving house
• 割引（わりびき）— discount

Structure

Radical 弓 (ゆみ・ゆみへん · Bow) · 4 strokes · school grade 2

Watch out

Door signs: 押 (push) / 引 (pull) — empujar/tirar. ひく also covers 風邪を引く (catch a cold) and 辞書を引く (look up a word); playing the piano is 弾く, a different kanji with the same sound. Note the sokuon in 引っ越す (ひっこす) and the rendaku in 割引 (ひき → びき).