間引く

まびく

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull
2. to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to reduce
3. to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

Kanji

• 間 interval. Read as ま.
• 引 pull. Read as ひく.

Words containing 間引く

• 間引き運転 (まびきうんてん) curtailed transit schedule
• 間引き菜 (まびきな) vegetable thinnings (for salad)

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