引き

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
引
ひ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Nominalization of 引(ひ)く (hiku)

Pronunciation

Noun

引(ひ)き • (hiki) 

  1. pull, patronage
  2. (fishing) pulling force

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
引
ひ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
引っ
引ん

Prefix

引(ひ)き • (hiki-) 

  1. used in compound verbs, as an intensifier
    ‎引き + ‎続く (tsuzuku) → ‎引き続く (hikitsuzuku)
    ‎引き + ‎出す (dasu) → ‎引き出す (hikidasu)
    ‎引き + ‎起こす (okosu) → ‎引き起こす (hikiokosu)
    ‎引き + ‎受ける (ukeru) → ‎引き受ける (hikiukeru)
    ‎引き + ‎寄せる (yoseru) → ‎引き寄せる (hikiyoseru)
Usage notes

Common variants include 引(ひ)っ (hi') and 引(ひ)ん (hin), such as 引(ひ)っ越(こ)す (hikkosu), 引(ひ)ん抜(ぬ)く (hinnuku)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
引
ひ > び
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Suffix

引(び)き • (-biki) 

  1. discount off a price
    ２割(にわり)引(び)き
    niwaribiki
    20% off

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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