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Learn Japanese: hiku - to pull; to draw; to catch a cold

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hiku

Word

引ひくhiku

Meaning

to pull; to draw; to catch (a cold)

Part of speech

godan - group 1, transitive, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Offering explanation with んです

Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of hiku

You pull your bow using a stick.

Usages of hiku

風か邪ぜ　を　引ひくkaze o hiku

to catch a cold

彼かれ　は　弓ゆみ　を　引ひくの　が　上じょう手ず　です。kare wa yumi o hikuno ga jouzu desu.

He is good at drawing a bow.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

この　ゲーム　は、　カード　を　引ひくこと　から　始はじまります。kono geemu wa, kaado o hikukoto kara hajimarimasu.

This game starts by drawing cards.

In this context, から indicates a starting point or origin. When we say カードを引くことから始まります, it literally means it starts from the act of drawing cards, emphasizing the point at which the action begins.

This usage of から highlights the sequence of events or actions, with the act of drawing cards being the initial step in the game.

ドア　を　強つよく　引ひいて　ください。doa o tsuyoku hiite kudasai.

Please pull the door strongly.

彼かの女じょ　は　引ひき出だし　を　引ひいた。kanojo wa hikidashi o hiita.

She pulled out the drawer.

風か邪ぜ　を　引ひいて、　休やすみました。kaze o hiite, yasumimashita.

I caught a cold, so I took a rest.

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