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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ケン、ひ.く
Romaji: ken, hi.ku
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

pull, tug, drag, lead by hand

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  8
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-2-9
Korean Reading:  gyeon
Chinese Reading:  qian1
Unicode:  727d
JIS:  3823

Indexes

Nelson Index: 320
New Nelson Index: 3544
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2j9.3
Four Corner Index: 0050.3
Japanese Names Index: 2028
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20025
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0649
Remembering the kanji Index: 2550
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1816
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2607
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2621

Words

牽引 (けんいん)
traction; towing; hauling; pulling; drawing; driving (economic growth, etc.)
一頭引き (いっとうびき)
one-horse (carriage)
牽引車 (けんいんしゃ)
tractor; towing vehicle; driving force; leading role
牽引療法 (けんいんりょうほう)
traction therapy
牽牛星 (けんぎゅうせい)
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
牽制 (けんせい)
check; restraint; constraint; diversion; feint; screen
引く (ひく)
to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)
牽引役 (けんいんやく)
leading force; driving force; leader
牽引力 (けんいんりょく)
pulling power
牽強 (けんきょう)
distortion of facts
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