牽引

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See also: 牵引

Chinese

lead along to lead; to divert (water); to guide
trad. (牽引) 牽 引
simp. (牵引) 牵 引
anagram 引牽／引牵

Pronunciation

Verb

牽引

  1. to pull; to tow; to haul
  2. (medicine) to carry out traction
  3. (literary) to involve in trouble; to implicate
  4. (literary) to rope in; to get (someone) involved (often through unscrupulous means such as bribery)

Synonyms

  • (to pull):
  • (to involve in trouble):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牽 引
けん
Jinmeiyō 		いん
Grade: 2
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
けん引

Noun

牽(けん)引(いん) • (ken'in) 

  1. traction
  2. towage

Verb

牽(けん)引(いん)する • (ken'in suru) suru (stem 牽(けん)引(いん)し (ken'in shi), past 牽(けん)引(いん)した (ken'in shita))

  1. pull, tow

Conjugation

Conjugation of "牽引する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 牽引し けんいんし ken'in shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 牽引し けんいんし ken'in shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 牽引する けんいんする ken'in suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 牽引する けんいんする ken'in suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 牽引すれ けんいんすれ ken'in sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 牽引せよ¹
牽引しろ² 		けんいんせよ¹
けんいんしろ² 		ken'in seyo¹
ken'in shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 牽引される けんいんされる ken'in sareru
Causative 牽引させる
牽引さす 		けんいんさせる
けんいんさす 		ken'in saseru
ken'in sasu
Potential 牽引できる けんいんできる ken'in dekiru
Volitional 牽引しよう けんいんしよう ken'in shiyō
Negative 牽引しない けんいんしない ken'in shinai
Negative continuative 牽引せず けんいんせず ken'in sezu
Formal 牽引します けんいんします ken'in shimasu
Perfective 牽引した けんいんした ken'in shita
Conjunctive 牽引して けんいんして ken'in shite
Hypothetical conditional 牽引すれば けんいんすれば ken'in sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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