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棚引く

棚引く

たな引く、棚曳く

Reading

Kana: たなびく

Romaji: tanabiku

Kana

Romaji

Definition

1

to linger; to hover above; to trail; to hang over; to lie over

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

棚

Readings: ホウ、たな、 -だな

Meanings: shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis

引

Readings: イン、ひ.く、ひ.き、ひ.き-、 -び.き、ひ.ける

Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to

曳

Readings: エイ、ひ.く