Translation guide
How to express 'pull in' in Japanese, covering physical pulling, attracting, earning, and arriving.
ロープを引き込んでください。
Pull in the rope.
電車が駅に到着した。
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.
ロープを引き込んでください。
Please pull in the rope.
彼は私を部屋に引き込んだ。
He pulled me into the room.
More forceful or vigorous pulling in, often used when dragging someone or something inside.
彼女は私を店の中に引っ張り込んだ。
She pulled me into the store.
To pull in or draw in, often used for bringing someone into a group or organization, or pulling something into a space.
彼をチームに引き入れた。
I pulled him into the team.
To cause someone to become interested or involved.
To attract or draw in, used for attention, interest, or customers.
その映画は多くの観客を引きつけた。
The movie pulled in a large audience.
彼の話はみんなの注意を引きつけた。
His story pulled in everyone's attention.
To gather or collect, often used for pulling in a crowd or money.
To call in or invite in, used for attracting customers or visitors.
To earn a certain amount of money, especially as income.
To earn money, commonly used for pulling in a salary or profit.
彼は月に50万円稼いでいる。
He pulls in 500,000 yen a month.
その仕事でいくら稼げるの？
How much can you pull in with that job?
To obtain or get, can be used for pulling in money or benefits.
彼はその取引で大きな利益を得た。
He pulled in a big profit from the deal.
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.
電車が駅に到着した。
The train pulled into the station.
To enter, commonly used for vehicles pulling into a station or depot.
バスが停留所に入った。
The bus pulled into the stop.
To pull a car over to the side or up to a place.
彼は車を路肩に寄せた。
He pulled the car over to the shoulder.
To get someone involved in a situation, often unwillingly.
To involve or drag someone into something, often negative.
彼をトラブルに巻き込まないで。
Don't pull him into trouble.
私はその議論に巻き込まれた。
I got pulled into the argument.
When meaning 'attract', do not use 引く (hiku) alone; use 引きつける or 集める for natural Japanese.
その店は多くの客を引きつける。
The store pulls in many customers.
そのイベントは多くの人を集めた。
The event pulled in a lot of people.
広告で客を呼び込む。
Pull in customers with advertising.
To drag someone into something, often against their will.
彼は私をその計画に引きずり込んだ。
He pulled me into the plan.