Question

曳 ひ.く pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to S+ (none) The day seems to drag when it keeps you from having a fiesta.

Accepted Answer

エイ ひき, びき 0 曰: say; reason; pretext; history; past; flat sun radical (no. 73)丨: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2)丿: katakana no radical (no. 4) drag "Bored with the sun always going the same way (“it’s such a drag”), I tuck the sun under my arm and try to drag it in the opposite direction to usual. EDIT: Notes (1): tucked under the arm is reversed here, i.e. a mirror image of the usual primitive. Note (2): Tow might be a better keyword: see my note at dribble out (#2849)."

Kanji	曳
Onyomi	エイ
Kunyomi	ひ.く
Nanori	ひき, びき
English	pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Components	曰: say; reason; pretext; history; past; flat sun radical (no. 73) 丨: number one; line; rod radical (no. 2) 丿: katakana no radical (no. 4)
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	drag
Koohii Story 1	The day seems to drag when it keeps you from having a fiesta.
Koohii Story 2	"Bored with the sun always going the same way (“it’s such a drag”), I tuck the sun under my arm and try to drag it in the opposite direction to usual. EDIT: Notes (1): tucked under the arm is reversed here, i.e. a mirror image of the usual primitive. Note (2): Tow might be a better keyword: see my note at dribble out (#2849)."

Sun Radical Drag Arm Note 曳 エイ ひ.く

Sun Radical Drag Arm Note 曳エイひ.く