# 引 — Pull

Frequency rank 169 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 東 (East), less common than 指 (Finger).

- On’yomi: いん
- Kun’yomi: ひ
- Radical: 弓 Bow (Kangxi 57)
- Frequency path: Level II of XX

Two men wedge the stick in behind the string of that folded war stave and haul it back towards their own chests.

In words:

- 引く ひく — to pull
- 字引 じびき — dictionary
- 引っ越す ひっこす — to move house

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