noun
General term for a gift or souvenir, often given on special occasions or as a token of appreciation.
お世話になった方に引き物を贈る。
I give a gift to someone who has helped me.
結婚式の引き物としてカタログギフトが人気だ。
Catalog gifts are popular as wedding favors.
noun
Refers to a curtain, especially a decorative one used in traditional Japanese settings or as a room divider. Less common than カーテン in modern daily life.
部屋の仕切りに引き物を吊るす。
I hang a curtain to partition the room.
noun
door handle; pull handle
Specifically the handle or pull on a fusuma (sliding paper door) or shoji (sliding lattice door). Used in traditional Japanese architecture.
ふすまの引き物が取れてしまった。
The handle on the fusuma door came off.
贈り物 is a more common and general word for gift, while 引き物 can imply a gift given in return or as a token, often in formal settings.
カーテン is the standard modern word for curtain; 引き物 is an older or more traditional term, often for Japanese-style cloth dividers.
取っ手 is a general word for handle or knob; 引き物 specifically refers to the pull handle on traditional sliding doors like fusuma or shoji.
Compound of 引き (hiki, 'pulling') + 物 (mono, 'thing'). The meanings 'gift' and 'curtain' likely derive from the idea of something drawn or pulled out, while the 'door handle' sense is a direct nominalization of 'pulling thing'.