牽 — kanji meaning “pull”
牽
pull, tug, drag, lead by hand
- Meanings
- pull, tug, drag, lead by hand
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- ひ.く
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 9
- Classical radical
- 93
- Chinese reading
- qiān — Chinese character page
Words with 牽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 牽引 | けんいん ken'in | traction; towing; hauling |
| 牽制 | けんせい kensei | check; keeping in check; restraint |
| 牽強付会 | けんきょうふかい kenkyoufukai | strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced |
| 牽牛 | けんぎゅう kengyuu | Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae |
| 牽引車 | けんいんしゃ ken'insha | tractor; towing vehicle |
| 牽引力 | けんいんりょく ken'inryoku | pulling power |
| 牽強 | けんきょう kenkyou | distortion of facts |
| 牽制球 | けんせいきゅう kenseikyuu | pickoff throw; pickoff attempt |
| 牽束 | けんそく kensoku | restraint; being exclusively absorbed in something |
| 牽連 | けんれん kenren | related to |
| 牽引療法 | けんいんりょうほう ken'inryouhou | traction therapy |
| 牽牛星 | けんぎゅうせい kengyuusei | Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae |
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