This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

引き抜き

引抜き

Reading

Kana: ひきぬき
Romaji: hikinuki
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

hiring from another company; recruitment; scouting; headhunting

2

quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume)

3

drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

Kanji

Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる
Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

Example Sentences

その植物(しょくぶつ)()こそぎ(ひぬ)()きなさい。
➥Pull the plant up by the roots.
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社長(しゃちょう)(あたら)しいセールスマネージャーを()れるため、(ひぬ)()専門(せんもん)人物(じんぶつ)(やと)った。
➥The company president has hired a headhunter to find us a new sales manager.
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