引き付ける (hikitsukeru) Japanese meaning: pull toward | Kotomora

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引き付ける · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	引ひき付つける	引ひき付つけない
Polite	引ひき付つけます	引ひき付つけません
Past polite	引ひき付つけました	引ひき付つけませんでした
Past	引ひき付つけた	引ひき付つけなかった
Te-form	引ひき付つけて	引ひき付つけないで
Desire	引ひき付つけたい	引ひき付つけたくない
Potential	引ひき付つけられるalso 引ひき付つけれる	引ひき付つけられないalso 引ひき付つけれない
Passive	引ひき付つけられる	引ひき付つけられない
Causative	引ひき付つけさせる	引ひき付つけさせない
Causative passive	引ひき付つけさせられる	引ひき付つけさせられない
Volitional	引ひき付つけよう
Polite volitional	引ひき付つけましょう
Imperative	引ひき付つけろ	引ひき付つけるな
Conditional	引ひき付つければ	引ひき付つけなければ
Tara conditional	引ひき付つけたら	引ひき付つけなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

pull toward; draw near; attract

Physical or metaphorical pulling: drawing an object closer, attracting attention, or pulling someone toward a place.

磁じ石しゃくが鉄てつを引ひき付つける。

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
付adhere, attach, refer to

Transitive / intransitive

引きつける is used both transitively, as in 「客を引きつける」(to draw in customers), and intransitively, as in 「子供が引きつける」(for a child to have a convulsion).

Related words

惹ひきつける sense 2
惹きつける is used almost exclusively for abstract attraction (charm, fascination), while 引きつける covers both physical pulling and abstract attraction.
引ひき寄よせる sense 1
引き寄せる stresses physically pulling something closer to oneself, whereas 引きつける is broader and can also mean attracting attention or interest.
魅み了りょう sense 2
魅了する is a more formal, literary word for completely captivating someone, while 引きつける is the everyday verb for drawing interest or attention.
吸きゅう引いん
引き付ける is the everyday verb for attracting people's attention or interest, while 吸引 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese word often used for physical or figurative pulling force such as 吸引力.
魅みする
引きつける is an everyday word for attracting attention or interest, whereas 魅する implies a stronger, almost magical enchantment and is used mainly in writing.

Opposites

遠とおざける sense 1
遠ざける means to push something away or keep it at a distance, the opposite of 引きつける's sense of drawing something near.

Don't confuse with

引ひきつるN1sense 3
引きつる specifically means a muscle cramping or tightening, while 引きつける (in its convulsion sense) describes a full-body seizure, often of a child with fever.

Word family

引ひきつけ
febrile seizure; febrile convulsions

Written forms

引ひき付つけるUsage11%
Standard kanji spelling with full okurigana; high priority in news and general usage.
引ひきつけるUsage57%
Common variant with okurigana つける; widely used and easily readable.
ひきつけるUsage32%
引ひき付つけるUsage<1%
Less common variant with abbreviated okurigana; still encountered in some contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 引き (continuative form of 引く, 'to pull') + 付ける ('to attach'). The convulsion sense likely derives from the image of being 'pulled' by a spasm.

Meanings

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