牽引

See also: 牵引

Chinese

lead along to lead; to divert (water); to guide
trad. (牽引)
simp. (牵引)
anagram 引牽引牵

Pronunciation


Verb

牽引

  1. to pull; to tow; to haul
  2. (medicine) to carry out traction
  3. (literary) to involve in trouble; to implicate
  4. (literary) to rope in; to get (someone) involved (often through unscrupulous means such as bribery)

Synonyms

  • (to pull):
  • (to involve in trouble):

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
けん
Jinmeiyō
いん
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
けん引

Noun

(けん)(いん) • (ken'in) 

  1. traction
  2. towage

Verb

(けん)(いん)する • (ken'in suru) suru (stem (けん)(いん) (ken'in shi), past (けん)(いん)した (ken'in shita))

  1. pull, tow

Conjugation

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