ひいて

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
延いて

Shift in grammatical usage from the te-form of 引(ひ)く (hiku), i.e. 引(ひ)きて (hikite) > 引(ひ)いて (hiite).

Alternative forms

• (more emphatic) ひいては (hiite wa)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひ​いて [híꜜìtè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [çiːte̞]

Adverb

ひいて • (hiite) 

1. and (as a result) even

   この国(くに)、ひいては全(ぜん)世(せ)界(かい)の救(きゅう)世(せい)主(しゅ)となる

   kono kuni, hiite wa zensekai no kyūseishu to naru

   become the savior of this country and the entire world

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひいて [hìíté] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çiːte̞]

Verb

ひいて • (hiite) 

1. conjunctive form of ひく (hiku) [godan]