引き

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
引
ひ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 引(ひ)く (hiku, “to pull, to drag”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひき [hìkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) ひき [hìkíꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[2]
IPA^(key): [çi̥kʲi]

Noun

引(ひ)き • (hiki)

pull, patronage
(fishing) pulling force

Prefix

Kanji in this term
引
ひ Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
引っ引ん

引(ひ)き • (hiki-)

used in compound verbs, as an intensifier
‎引き + ‎続く (tsuzuku) → ‎引き続く (hikitsuzuku)

‎引き + ‎出す (dasu) → ‎引き出す (hikidasu)

‎引き + ‎起こす (okosu) → ‎引き起こす (hikiokosu)

‎引き + ‎受ける (ukeru) → ‎引き受ける (hikiukeru)

‎引き + ‎寄せる (yoseru) → ‎引き寄せる (hikiyoseru)

Usage notes

Common variants include 引(ひ)っ (hi') and 引(ひ)ん (hin), such as in 引(ひ)っ越(こ)す (hikkosu) or 引(ひ)ん抜(ぬ)く (hinnuku).

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
引
ひ > び Grade: 2
kun'yomi

From 引(ひ)き (hiki) above. The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) びき [bìkí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [bʲikʲi]

Suffix

引(び)き • (-biki)

discount off a price
２割(にわり)引(び)き
niwaribiki
20% off

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN