引ひく

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

also written as 惹く

to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in

to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

to catch (a cold)

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

usu. written as 弾く

to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check

to haul; to pull (vehicles)

esp. 牽く

to subtract; to deduct

to recede; to ebb; to fade

to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)

to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)

to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)

to hold (e.g. a note)

to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreat

also written as 退く

to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)

also written as 退く

to resign; to retire; to quit

also written as 退く

colloquial

to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringe

go (game)

to draw back; to pull back; to retreat