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引き

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Nominalization of () (hiku)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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() (hiki

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

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
引っ
引ん

Prefix

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() (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 () (hi') and () (hin), such as ()() (hikkosu), ()() (hinnuku)

Etymology 3

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

Suffix

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() (-biki

  1. discount off a price
    2割(にわり)()
    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