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Bushu (Radical) Info: 弓 (ゆみ) – bow

Henshall Mnemonic: bow with string waiting to be drawn

Levels: JLPT N3 | JLPT 3 (old) | Grade 2
Frequency: #218 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:

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JLPT N5 Words

• 引く   [ひく]
  (v5k) (1) to pull; (2) to draw back; (3) to draw (a card); (4) to draw (plan, line, etc.); (5) to catch (cold); (6) to play (string instr.)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 字引   [じびき]
  (n) dictionary   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N4 Words

• 引き出し   [ひきだし]
  (n) drawer; drawing out   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引っ越す   [ひっこす]
  (v5s) to move (house); to change residence   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N3 Words

• 引用   [いんよう]
  (n) quotation; citation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引っ越し   [ひっこし]
  (n) moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引っ張る   [ひっぱる]
  (v5r) (1) to pull; to draw; to stretch; to drag; (2) to pull the ball (baseball)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引退   [いんたい]
  (n,vs) retire   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N2 Words

• 引力   [いんりょく]
  (n) gravity   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 強引   [ごういん]
  (adj-na,n) overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き止める   [ひきとめる]
  (v1) to detain; to check; to restrain   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 索引   [さくいん]
  (n) index; indices   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き出す   [ひきだす]
  (v5s) to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 長引く   [ながびく]
  (v5k) to be prolonged; to drag on   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き返す   [ひきかえす]
  (v5s) to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引っ掛かる   [ひっかかる]
  (v5r) to be caught in; to be stuck in; to be cheated   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引っ繰り返る   [ひっくりかえる]
  (v5r) to be overturned; to be upset; to topple over; to be reversed   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引っ込む   [ひっこむ]
  (v5m) to draw back; to sink; to cave in   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 割引   [わりびき]
  (n,suf) discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引算   [ひきざん]
  (n) subtraction   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引受ける   [ひきうける]
  (v1) to undertake; to take up; to take over; to be responsible for; to guarantee; to contract (disease)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引出す   [ひきだす]
  (v5s) to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 差し引き   [さしひき]
  (n) deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引分け   [ひきわけ]
  (n) a draw (in competition); tie game   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引返す   [ひきかえす]
  (v5s) to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps   [K] [D] [Jisho]

JLPT N1 Words

Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT

• 税引き   [ぜいびき]
  (n) tax excluded   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引離す   [ひきはなす]
  (v5s) to pull apart; to separate   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引裂く   [ひきさく]
  (v5k) to tear up; to tear off; to split   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引きつる   [ひきつる]
  (v5r) to have a cramp (spasm, convulsion, twitch)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き延す   [ひきのばす]
  (v5s) to delay; to enlarge   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き延ばし   [ひきのばし]
  (n) extension; prolongation   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き延ばす   [ひきのばす]
  (v5s) to delay; to enlarge   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き下げ   [ひきさげ]
  (n) reduction; cut   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き換え   [ひきかえ]
  (n) on the contrary; on the other hand   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き起す   [ひきおこす]
  (v5s) to cause   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き金   [ひきがね]
  (n) trigger; gunlock   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き継ぎ   [ひきつぎ]
  (n) inheriting   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き継ぐ   [ひきつぐ]
  (v5g) to take over; to hand over   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き合い   [ひきあい]
  (n) reference; comparison; witness; deal   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 駆け引き   [かけひき]
  (n) bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き算   [ひきざん]
  (n) subtraction   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き取り   [ひきとり]
  (n) leaving; accepting   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き受け   [ひきうけ]
  (n) undertaking; underwriting   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 東京証券取引所   [とうきょうしょうけんとりひきじょ]
  (n) Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き上げ   [ひきあげ]
  (n) pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-floatation; raising   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き伸す   [ひきのばす]
  (v5s) to delay; to enlarge   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き伸ばす   [ひきのばす]
  (v5s) to delay; to enlarge   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 公正取引委員会   [こうせいとりひきいいんかい]
  Fair Trade Commission   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き続き   [ひきつづき]
  (adv,n) continuing for a long time; in succession; without a break   [K] [D] [Jisho]
• 引き替え   [ひきかえ]
  (n) on the contrary; on the other hand   [K] [D] [Jisho]

Find more details for 引 at jisho.org, Yookoso! or WWWJDIC

Acknowledgments

The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.

NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.

The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.

Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.

The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.

If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.