JLPT N3 · Verb

引っ張る (hipparu)

引っ張る (ひっぱる, hipparu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to pull; to draw”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ひっぱる
Romaji: hipparu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to pull; to draw; to pull tight · godan verb, transitive
to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch · godan verb, transitive
to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve) · godan verb, transitive
to drag; to haul; to tow · godan verb, transitive
to lead (e.g. one's followers) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

この生地は引っ張るとすぐ伸びる。

This material stretches easily.

Tatoeba #220910

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 引っ張る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	引っ張る	ひっぱる hipparu
Polite (~masu)	引っ張ります	ひっぱります hipparimasu
Negative	引っ張らない	ひっぱらない hipparanai
Polite negative	引っ張りません	ひっぱりません hipparimasen
Past	引っ張った	ひっぱった hippatta
Polite past	引っ張りました	ひっぱりました hipparimashita
Negative past	引っ張らなかった	ひっぱらなかった hipparanakatta
Te-form	引っ張って	ひっぱって hippatte
Potential	引っ張れる	ひっぱれる hippareru
Passive	引っ張られる	ひっぱられる hipparareru
Causative	引っ張らせる	ひっぱらせる hipparaseru
Volitional	引っ張ろう	ひっぱろう hipparou
Imperative	引っ張れ	ひっぱれ hippare
Conditional (~ba)	引っ張れば	ひっぱれば hippareba

Kanji in 引っ張る

引

pull, tug, jerkイン・ひ.く・ひ.ける · 4 strokes

張

counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spreadチョウ・は.る・-は.り · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 引っ張る.

字引じびきdictionary引くひくto pull引っ越すひっこすto move (house)引き出しひきだしdrawer引退いんたいretirement引用いんようquotation引越しひっこしmoving (dwelling, office, etc.)引力いんりょくattraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation)強引ごういんoverbearing索引さくいんindex (in a book)引算ひきざんsubtraction割引わりびきdiscount長引くながびくto be prolonged引受るひきうけるto take on

Source: JMdict entry 1601900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.