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Japanese symbol for “lug”

Romaji: hikizuru
to drag; to trail; to pull along the ground; to lug

In Japanese, lug is , read (hikizuru).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. v5r, vt to drag; to trail; to pull along the ground; to lug
  2. v5r, vt to force (someone) along; to drag (along)
  3. v5r, vt to prolong; to drag out
  4. v5r, vt to influence; to persuade; to entice; to lure

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

pull, tug, jerk
on: イン
kun: ひ.く、ひ.ける
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “lug”

WordReadingMeaning
みみがね mimiganelug

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
とりひき torihikitransactions; dealings; business
いんたい intairetirement
わりびき waribikidiscount; reduction; rebate
ひきつづき hikitsuzukicontinuously; continually; without a break
いんよう in'youquotation; citation; reference
ひっこし hikkoshimoving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

See also: Chinese symbol for “lug”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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