close of business; leaving time; retiring
Refers to the end of a business day, school day, or other regular activity; often used in compounds like 引け時.
See also: 引け時 (ひけどき)
being outdone; compare unfavorably
Almost exclusively used in the set phrase 引けを取る, meaning to be inferior or lose out in comparison.
See also: 引けを取る (ひけをとる)
Abbreviation of 引け値; used in financial contexts for the price at market close.
See also: 引け値
sink mark; shrink mark (casting, molding)
Technical term in manufacturing; often written in katakana as ヒケ.
Sink marks can be seen on this part.
When school lets out, everyone goes to play together.
Since work finishes early today, let's go to a movie.
After work, I went for drinks with colleagues.
He is second to none in experience.
This product is not inferior to others in quality.
Today's closing price was higher than yesterday's.
I sold that stock at the closing price.
A sink mark appeared on the plastic product.
引け in 引けを取る expresses being outdone in a comparison, while 劣る is the plain verb meaning to be inferior, usable in any sentence.
引け (closing time, being outdone, closing price, sink mark) and 引き (pulling; a discount) share the kanji 引 but are different words with different readings and meanings.
close; be over; break up · lose one's nerve; feel daunted
closing of a market; end of a trading session · closing price
sense of inferiority; feeling of being at a disadvantage
closing price; closing quotation
closing time; time to leave
Standard kanji spelling for most senses.
Katakana spelling is especially common for the sink/shrink mark sense in technical contexts.
Noun form of the verb 引ける (to close, to end, to pull back). The financial sense is an abbreviation of 引け値, and the manufacturing sense derives from the idea of pulling or shrinking.