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引き

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Etymology 1

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

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 引(ひ)く (hiku, “to pull, to drag”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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引(ひ)き • (hiki) 

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

Prefix

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

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

Etymology 2

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

From 引(ひ)き (hiki) above. The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連(れん)濁(だく)).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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引(び)き • (-biki) 

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

References

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  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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