Translation guide
How to express 'pull in' in Japanese, covering physical pulling, attracting, earning, and arriving.
Pull in the rope.
The train pulled into the station.
To draw an object closer or into a space by pulling.
General verb for pulling something in, such as a rope, a person, or an object into a room or area.
Please pull in the rope.
More forceful or vigorous pulling in, often used when dragging someone or something inside.
To pull in or draw in, often used for bringing someone into a group or organization, or pulling something into a space.
To cause someone to become interested or involved.
To earn a certain amount of money, especially as income.
To earn money, commonly used for pulling in a salary or profit.
For a vehicle to arrive at a station or stop, or to pull over to the side.
To arrive, used for trains, buses, etc. pulling into a station.
To get someone involved in a situation, often unwillingly.
When meaning 'attract', do not use 引く (hiku) alone; use 引きつける or 集める for natural Japanese.
The store pulls in many customers.
He pulled me into the room.
She pulled me into the store.
I pulled him into the team.
To attract or draw in, used for attention, interest, or customers.
The movie pulled in a large audience.
His story pulled in everyone's attention.
To gather or collect, often used for pulling in a crowd or money.
The event pulled in a lot of people.
To call in or invite in, used for attracting customers or visitors.
Pull in customers with advertising.
He pulls in 500,000 yen a month.
How much can you pull in with that job?
To obtain or get, can be used for pulling in money or benefits.
He pulled in a big profit from the deal.
The train pulled into the station.
To enter, commonly used for vehicles pulling into a station or depot.
The bus pulled into the stop.
To pull a car over to the side or up to a place.
He pulled the car over to the shoulder.
To involve or drag someone into something, often negative.
Don't pull him into trouble.
I got pulled into the argument.
To drag someone into something, often against their will.
He pulled me into the plan.