Vocabulary

What does 引き出す (ひきだす, hikidasu) mean?

引き出す (ひきだす, hikidasu) means to withdraw, to pull out; to draw out, to elicit.

Quick facts
Readingひきだす
Romajihikidasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ひきだす
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonhikidasu

to withdraw, to pull out; to draw out, to elicit

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to pull out; to take out; to draw out
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to bring (e.g. someone to the negotiating table)
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to withdraw (money); to draw
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to bring out (talent, potential, beauty, flavour, etc.); to extract (information, the truth, etc.); to get (e.g. an answer out of someone)
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to get (money) out of someone; to coax out of someone; to get someone to pay

Example sentences

  • I withdrew money at the bank.

  • The teacher draws out the students' motivation.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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