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轢く

ひく

to run somebody over (with a vehicle), to knock someone down

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Examples

  1. その犬は車に轢かれました。

    そのいぬはくるまにひかれました。

    The dog was run over by a car.

  2. 危うく子どもを轢くところだった。

    あやうくこどもをひくところだった。

    I very nearly ran a child over.

  3. その事故で歩行者が車に轢かれた。

    そのじこでほこうしゃがくるまにひかれた。

    A pedestrian was run over by a car in that accident.

Common patterns

車に轢かれる
to be run over by a car
人を轢く
to run a person over
轢き逃げ
a hit-and-run

Memory tip

Normally written ひく in kana, sharing that sound with 引く (pull) and 弾く (play an instrument) — context tells them apart. You will usually meet it in the passive, 轢かれる.

Kanji in this word

  • 轢Not in the N5–N1 kanji lists

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