KANJI: IN hi (pull, draw, tug, jerk, admit, quote)

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Character Etymology:

The left part is a bow and the right verticle stroke is a taunt bowstring. However, other scholars see this as more of a figurative character as something going from relaxed to something that is streched.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: IN
kun-yomi: hi(ku) hi(ki) hi(ki-) -bi(ki) hi(keru)

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: ina hiki hike biki

English Definitions:

1. IN, hi(ku): draw, pull, haul, tug, jerk, drag, bend; lead (horses or captives); draw (lines); admit; install (utilities); quote, refer to; look up (words); subtract, reduce; apply, daub on; catch (a cold); retreat, withdraw, retire; subside.
2. hi(kaseru): redeem, wansome.
3. hi(keru): close, be over; can discount;
4. hi(ke): closing (of an office, school, etc.).; leaving (work); retiring; defeat, reverse; loss.
5. hi(ki): flattery, patronage, pull, backing; discount.
6. -bi(ki): coated with, plated with.
7. -hi(ki): emphatic verbal prefix.

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 1681
Henshall: 77

Unicode Encoded Version:

引

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

引力 (inryoku): gravitation, attraction.
字引 (jibiki): dictionary.
引火する (inka (suru)): to catch fire.

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