牽 pull; tug; drag; lead by hand 11 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Readings ケン (on reading): 牽引 (けんいん) traction; 牽制 (けんせい) check ひく (kun reading) Components 玄 牛 亠 radical lid 冖 radical cover 厶 radical private 牛 radical cow Words using 牽 牽引 (けんいん) traction 牽制 (けんせい) check 牽引車 (けんいんしゃ) tractor 牽引役 (けんいんやく) leading force 牽制球 (けんせいきゅう) pickoff throw 18 words in all. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists