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引 means 'pull'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 166   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-3    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: 17    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 280 words   Used in 621 words   Used in 339 names   Component in 5 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   イン
Kun
   ひく to pull   ひける to be over
Additional readings
Kun    ひき   ひき-   -びき
Name    いな   ひき   ひけ   びき
Components
⿰  弓 bow  丨 stick  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 引 is used 31 times, read 3 ways (with 2 variations).
Across all words in Japanese, 引 is used 598 times, read 3 ways (with 5 variations).
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イン : 87 words FIND ALL
い ん た い 0
retire
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ひく : 265 words FIND ALL
ひ っ こ す 3
Most common form: 引越す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to move (house); to change residence
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ひき (read as ひき) : 140 words FIND ALL
と り ひ き 2
transactions; dealings; business
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ひく (read as び) : 45 words FIND ALL
ね び き 0
price reduction; discount
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ひく (read as ぴ) : 7 words FIND ALL
ぽ ん ぴ き 0
noun
1. tout; swindler; con-man
2. pimp
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ひく (read as ひっ) : 5 words FIND ALL
noun
ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures  (see also: 引っ掛け)
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ぴき: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
subordinate of a hired thief-taker (Edo period)  (see also: 岡っ引き; archaic)
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びき: 48 words. FIND ALL
わ り び き 0
Most common form: 割引き
noun, suffix, 'no' adjective
discount; reduction; rebate; (after a number) tenths discounted; tenths reduced
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An additional びき less common words include 引 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 81 (originally: 77)  Joy o' Kanji : 77  Key to Kanji: 28 

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引
イン   ひく to pull   ひける to be over   
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弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
丨
stick   
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