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引っ張り回す (ひっぱりまわす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
pull around ; drag around ; take around ; show around
Physically pulling or leading someone or something from place to place, often with a sense of force or against their will. Can also mean guiding or showing someone around, though less common.
彼かれ
は
酔よ
っ
払ぱら
い
を
引ひ
っ
張ぱ
り
回まわ
し
て
家うち
まで
連つ
れ
て
行い
っ
た
。
He dragged the drunk around and took him home.
Written forms 引ひ っ 張ぱ り 回まわ す
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
引ひ っ 張ぱ りまわす
引ひ っぱり 回まわ す
Variant with small-tsu っぱ instead of っ張.
ひっぱり 回まわ す
Kana-kanji mixed with leading kana.
引ひ っぱりまわす
Variant with small-tsu and kana まわす.
Kanji 張 counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread Similar words 引ひ っ 張ぱ る 引っ張る means simply 'to pull' or 'to drag', while 引っ張り回す emphasizes pulling around to various places or in a rough manner.
連つ れ 回まわ す 連れ回す focuses on taking a person around, often socially, while 引っ張り回す implies a more forceful, physical dragging or pulling.
Etymology Compound of 引っ張る (hipparu, 'to pull') and 回す (mawasu, 'to turn, to send around'). The combination yields the meaning of pulling or dragging something around.
