Japanese symbol for “retractable”
引き込み式
ひきこみしき
Romaji: hikikomishiki
retractable (e.g. tape measure, landing gear)
In Japanese, retractable is 引き込み式, read ひきこみしき (hikikomishiki).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n retractable (e.g. tape measure, landing gear)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “retractable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| リトラクタブル | リトラクタブル ritorakutaburu | retractable |
| 伸縮自在 | しんしゅくじざい shinshukujizai | elastic; flexible; telescoping |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取引 | とりひき torihiki | transactions; dealings; business |
| 引退 | いんたい intai | retirement |
| 割引 | わりびき waribiki | discount; reduction; rebate |
| 引き続き | ひきつづき hikitsuzuki | continuously; continually; without a break |
| 引用 | いんよう in'you | quotation; citation; reference |
| 引っ越し | ひっこし hikkoshi | moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence |
| 見込み | みこみ mikomi | hope; promise; possibility |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application; entry; request |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
See also: Chinese symbol for “retractable”.
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.