牽
Readings
Kana:
ケン、ひ.く
Romaji:
ken, hi.ku
Meanings
pull, tug, drag, lead by hand
Stroke Diagram
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