曳

pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to

6 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names.

Readings

• エイ (on reading): 曳航 (えいこう) towing (a ship); 曳船 (えいせん) tugboat
• ひく (kun reading): 曳山 (ひきやま) festival float; 曳家 (ひきや) building relocation (without disassembly)

Components

• 日
• 丨
• 丿
• 乙 radical second; fishhook
• 日 radical sun; day

Kanji containing 曳

• 曵 trail
• 洩 leak
• 絏 tie

Words using 曳

• 曳航 (えいこう) towing (a ship)
• 曳船 (えいせん) tugboat
• 曳光弾 (えいこうだん) tracer bullet
• 曳火 (えいか) airburst
• 曳火弾 (えいかだん) time-fuze shell
• 曳山 (ひきやま) festival float
• 曳家 (ひきや) building relocation (without disassembly)
• 曳網 (ひきあみ) dragnet
• 曳子 (ひきこ) jinrikisha puller
• 曳舞 (ひきまい) building relocation (without disassembly)

15 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists