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引く 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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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 130,540 which gives a rank of 2,010
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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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 53,000 (about 8,390,000 results)
• 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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Usefulness and usage:
• 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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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    
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