引かす・落籍す|ひかすhikasu[0]heiban (flat)

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Which spelling to use
引かす引かす(ひかす) is the most common written form for this meaning and the recommended choice for learners writing about redeeming debts, including those of a geisha.
落籍す落籍す is a rarely used written variant of 引かす; learners will seldom need to use it and should normally write 引かす instead.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
Conjugation
Dictionary form引かす(ひかす)
Polite (masu)引かします(ひかします)
Negative (nai)引かさない(ひかさない)
polite (masen)引かしません(ひかしません)
classical zu / nu引かさず・引かさぬ(ひかさず・ひかさぬ)
Past (ta)引かした(ひかした)
polite (mashita)引かしました(ひかしました)
Past negative (nakatta)引かさなかった(ひかさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)引かしませんでした(ひかしませんでした)
Te form引かして(ひかして)
Potential引かせる(ひかせる)
Passive引かされる(ひかされる)
Causative引かさせる(ひかさせる)
Causative passive引かさせられる(ひかさせられる)
Conditional (ba)引かせば(ひかせば)
tara引かしたら(ひかしたら)
Volitional引かそう(ひかそう)
polite (mashou)引かしましょう(ひかしましょう)
Imperative引かせ(ひかせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym請け出すうけだすNeutralCovers redeeming pawned items and ransoming prostitutes; with its pawnshop sense it is broader, while 「引かす」 is only for paying a geisha's debts to free her.
  • Related買い戻すかいもどすNeutralMeans buying back something one has sold; common in modern business contexts and has nothing to do with ransoming geisha.
  • Related身請けみうけNeutralA noun for paying a geisha's or prostitute's price to free her from the trade; also usable as 「身請けする」, the verb synonymous with 「引かす」.

Use 「引かす」 for paying off a geisha's or courtesan's debts to redeem her, but it is old-fashioned; the noun is 「身請け」, redeeming a pawned item is 「請け出す」, and buying back something sold is 「買い戻す」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 芸者げいしゃなどの借金しゃっきんを返かえして、身請みうけする。
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