Japanese edit

Alternative spelling
糸を引く

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ito̞ o̞ çikɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb edit

いとひく (ito o hikuいとをひく (itowofiku)?godan (stem いとをひき (ito o hiki), past いとをひいた (ito o hiita))

  1. to pull the strings (control behind the scenes)
    Synonym: 陰で糸を引く (kage de ito o hiku)
  2. to create strands
    (なっ)(とう)(いと)()
    nattō ga ito o hiku
    nattō makes strings
  3. to draw a line
    (いと)()ような(ちょっ)(きゅう)
    ito o hiku yō na chokkyū
    a straightball that flies as if drawing a line

Conjugation edit