To Pull
To Subtract, To Attract
intransitive verb, transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means pull and the verb version vocab means to pull.
This word has other meanings too! When you pull numbers away from other numbers, what you're really doing is subtracting them. That's why this word also means to subtract. And when you pull something towards you, that's to attract it.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. The reading (ひ) is the same as the one you learned for the kanji, meaning you should already know it!
目を引く
to catch one's eye
ラインを引く
to draw a line
手を引く
to wash one's hands of something
ビビッドピンクは人の目を引くカラーです。
Vivid pink is an eye-catching color.
このレバーを力いっぱい引いて。
Pull this lever with all your strength.
十引くニは八でしょ?
Ten minus two is eight, right?