Today’s Kanji is “引” (hi-ku); Kanji for “to pull”.
Handwritten Kanji “引” (hi-ku)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “引”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 引 | イン ひ-く ひ-ける | in hi-ku hi-keru | 4 | 弓 | to pull |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “引”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 強引な運転 | ごういんなうんてん | gouin na unten | Aggressive driving |
| キャリーケースを引く | きゃりーけーすをひく | kyari-ke-su wo hiku | Pull a suitcase |
| くじを引く | くじをひく | kuji wo hiku | Draw lots |
