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引っ張る

ひっぱる

to pull, to drag

Mnemonic

Pull and keep on pulling until whatever is on the end comes along with you. A small hand on your sleeve, and a hippo ひっぱ on the other end of it: ひっぱる.

Worth knowing

引く ひく is a pull. 引っ張る is a sustained one, tugging or dragging.

Built from

pull, draw
弓 a bow, with the line beside it standing for the string coming back.
stretch, strain
弓 bow + 長 long

Words sharing these kanji

to draw, to pull overbearing, pushy to persevere, to do one's best tension, strain, nervousness to strain, to be stretched

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