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6 words matching 'ひく' found
ひく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
引く
BOOST
Reading : ひく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to pull
2. to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.)  (see also: 注意を引く)
3. to draw back
4. to draw (a card)
5. to draw (plan, line, etc.)  (see also: 図面を引く)
6. to catch (cold)  (see also: 風邪を引く)
7. to play (string instr.)  (see also: 弾く:ひく)
8. to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult  (see also: 辞書を引く)
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)  (esp. 牽く)
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)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 141,728 which gives a rank of 1,892
引く is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 80% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 17,000 (about 40,400,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 162 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 2802
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
うつく
しい
ふく
わたし
ちゅうい
注意
いた

Her beautiful dress drew my attention.
かれ
こむぎ
小麦
いて
こな
する
They grind wheat into flour.
かれ
その
ふじん
婦人
こころ
かれていた

He was attracted to the woman.
ひく
BOOST
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• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 53,000 (about 8,390,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 5263
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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牽く
BOOST
Reading : ひく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 219,000 (about 132,000 results)
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曳く
BOOST
Reading : ひく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 220,000 (about 128,000 results)
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ひく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
弾く
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Reading : ひく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to play (piano, guitar)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 105,149 which gives a rank of 5,281
弾く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 50,000 (about 9,200,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N5 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1840 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1425
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かのじょ
彼女
よく
ほうかご
放課後
ピアノ
いた
もの
She would often play the piano after school.
かのじょ
彼女
かなりうまくピアノ
いた

She played the piano well enough.
かのじょ
彼女
その
とき
ピアノ
いていた

She was playing the piano at that time.
ひく
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• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 53,000 (about 8,370,000 results)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N5
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ひく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ひく
BOOST
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 107,616 which gives a rank of 4,811
ひく is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 53,000 (about 8,400,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 5467 (see iKnow! collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
アンピアノひいているはずない
Ann cannot be playing the piano.
かぜ
風邪
ひかないようしなさい
You had better be careful not to catch cold.
ギターひくおもしろい
Playing the guitar is fun.
轢く
BOOST
Reading : ひく   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 206,000 (about 214,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N3
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ひく is the reading of the following word:
惹く
BOOST
Reading : ひく   
to attract; to captivate
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 41,374 which gives a rank of 40,223
• Google Japan frequency rank: 80,000 (about 3,310,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 8241
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Example sentences:
わたし
かれ
かれている

I'm attracted to him.
かのじょ
彼女
かれ
ひとがら
人柄
かれている
であって
かれ
ざいさん
財産
かれている
ない
She loves him for what he is, not for what he has.
やと
ぬし
かのじょ
彼女
みりょく
魅力
かれていた

The employer was quite taken by her charm.
ひく is a reading of every form of the following word:
碾く
BOOST
Reading : ひく   
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to saw  (this meaning is restricted to form 挽く)
2. to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 23,254 which gives a rank of 124,142
碾く is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 119,000 (about 1,100,000 results)
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Example sentences:
マメちゃんコーヒー
まめ
ため
コーヒーミル
つか
使
います

Mame uses a coffee mill to grind coffee beans.
ぶん
だけ
まめ
ローストしてミル
です
We roast just enough beans for the amount we're going to drink, and grind them in the coffee mill.
挽く
BOOST
Reading : ひく   
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 127,000 (about 884,000 results)
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ひく is the reading of the following word:
退く
BOOST
Reading : ひく   
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move back; to draw back; to recede  (also written as 引く)
2. to lessen; to subside; to ebb
3. to resign; to retire; to quit
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 39,719 which gives a rank of 43,093
• Google Japan frequency rank: 118,000 (about 1,120,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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イン   ひ to pull   ひける to be over   
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キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
stick   
ケン   ひ to pull, tug, jerk   
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ギュウ   うし cow   
cover; covered   
ゲン    mystery, dark   
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short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
lid
エイ   ひ to pull   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
second   おつ    
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ダン   たま bullet   はず to bounce   ひ to play (an instrument)   
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タン    simple   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
small
デン   た rice field   
レキ   ひ to run over   
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シャ   くるま car   
ガク   ラク    music   たのしい happy, pleasant   たのしむ to be happy   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
to attract, captivate   
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ジャク   ニャク   わか young   もしくは or   
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ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
シン   こころ heart   
バン   ひ to saw, to turn (a lathe), to grind   
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hand
メン   まぬかれる to escape, be exempted from   
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corner
legs
退
タイ   しりぞ to retreat, back off   しりぞける to repel   
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good
move
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