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The Japanese word for to pull is
引く




Japanese Definition


pull
     1. 動詞. 引く。
     2. 名詞. 引くこと。



Translations for pull and their definitions

引く
     1. v. (ja-vp, 引く, 引ける)
     2. v. pull (something toward oneself)
     3. v. pull (along); drag; drag along; bring along while going somewhere
     4. v. bring (people) in; bring together
     5. v. attract (someone's) attention
     6. v. pull out; stretch; spread (something over a surface or a distance)
           線を引く - to draw a line
     7. v. subtract; take away
           6から4を引くと2になる。 - Subtract 4 from 6 and you get 2.
     8. v. (of an illness) catch
           風邪を引いちゃった。 - I caught a cold.
     9. v. page through (a dictionary) to look up; look up
           知らない単語は辞書を引いてください。 - Please look up words you don't know in a dictionary.
     10. v. (intransitive) pull out; pull back; withdraw; retreat
           痛みが引く - pain withdraws
     11. v. (intransitive) to draw away from a person; to find someone repulsive; to be turned off
           (synonyms, ja, なえる, tr=naeru)
           あいつみたいな人は引くわ。 - I'd totally stay far away from that kind of person.
           好きな人に引かれた - got avoided by my crush
     12. conj. (mathematics) minus (subtraction)
           12引く6は6だ。 - 12 minus 6 is 6.


引っ張る
     1. v. pull, yank
           袖を引っ張る - to tug someone's sleeve
     2. v. string (cable), stretch (a rope over something)
     3. v. drag, tow
     4. v. bring someone in


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