Kanji

曳

Meaning

pull tug jerk

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • ひく

On'yomi

  • えい えい heaving
  • えい こう towing (a ship)
  • えい せん tugboat

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/6

Component Analysis

曳
pull, tug, jerk...
ひ.く, エイ
日
( 曰 ) day, sun, Japan...
ひ, -び, ニチ
丨
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
すす.む, しりぞ.く, コン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ

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