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ひく

Reading: ひく

This form has 2 sense entries in the corpus. All shown below.

Sense 1

verb-1

ENto play (a string instrument like guitar/piano)

HIबजाना (वाद्य)

Section: 27. Verbs - Group 1 (う-verbs) · Pitch: mora=2, drop=0

Common collocations

Examples

JAピアノを ひきます。
ENI play the piano.
JAピアノを ひく ことが できますか。
ENCan you play piano?
JA父は ピアノを ひきます。
ENMy father plays the piano.

Often appears with

n5-188

Sense 2

verb-1

ENto pull (homophone of the above; separate verb, separate kanji - both are common N5 readings of ひく)

HIखींचना

Section: 27. Verbs - Group 1 (う-verbs) · Pitch: mora=2, drop=0

Common collocations

Examples

JAかみを ひっぱりました。
ENI pulled the paper.
JA妹は 毎日 ピアノを ひきます。
ENMy younger sister plays piano every day.
JA子どもが お母さんの 手を ひいて います。
ENThe child is pulling on their mother's hand.

Often appears with

n5-188