引き
Meanings
Noun
1. pull; patronage; influence
2. tug
3. room to move the camera back
4. drawing back; pulling back; retreat (usu. ヒキ)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ひき
ひき
Used in vocabulary
引き上げ
pulling up; drawing up; salvage; re-flotation; raising; increase; upward revision; repatriation; evacuation
Noun
引き出し
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
Noun
引き時
(good) time to quit; (right) time to withdraw; time to pull out; time to retire; time to leave
Noun
駆け引き
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; maneuvering; diplomacy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
Noun
Examples1
その 釣り人 は 釣り糸 に 強い 引き を 感じた。
The angler felt a strong tug on the line.