引きつける・引き付ける・引付ける・ひき付ける|ひきつけるhikitsukeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
引きつけるFor beginners, use 引きつける; it is the most common of the four written forms.
引き付ける引き付ける is a less common written variant of 引きつける and is not the first choice for beginners.
ひき付けるひき付ける is less common than 引きつける and 引き付ける; beginners should use 引きつける instead.
引付ける引付ける is the least common of the four written forms; beginners should use 引きつける instead.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto attract; to draw near
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto have a convulsion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 引きつける（ひきつける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 引きつけます（ひきつけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 引きつけない（ひきつけない） |
| polite (masen) | 引きつけません（ひきつけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 引きつけず・引きつけぬ（ひきつけず・ひきつけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 引きつけた（ひきつけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 引きつけました（ひきつけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 引きつけなかった（ひきつけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 引きつけませんでした（ひきつけませんでした） |
| Te form | 引きつけて（ひきつけて） |
| Potential | 引きつけられる（ひきつけられる） |
| Passive | 引きつけられる（ひきつけられる） |
| Causative | 引きつけさせる（ひきつけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 引きつけさせられる（ひきつけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 引きつければ（ひきつければ） |
| tara | 引きつけたら（ひきつけたら） |
| Volitional | 引きつけよう（ひきつけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 引きつけましょう（ひきつけましょう） |
| Imperative | 引きつけろ（ひきつけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym引き寄せるひきよせるNeutralFocuses on physically pulling something to you; also used for drawing interest or people in.
- Synonym誘うさそうNeutralMeans to invite or tempt, actively calling someone over; also stirs feelings, as in 「涙を誘う」.
- Synonym誘引ゆういんWrittenWritten-style word for luring or enticing, as with insect baits or drawing in customers.
- Synonym吸引きゅういんNeutralMainly suction or absorption; in the sense of attracting people it leans toward written prose.
- Synonym引くひくNeutralA very broad verb: to pull, and also to draw attention; far wider in scope than 「引きつける」.
- Synonym惹きつけるひきつけるNeutralSame sound as 「引きつける」 but written only for charming people; 「引きつける」 also covers pulling things closer and convulsions.
- Synonym惹くひくNeutralDraws attention or sympathy, as in 「目を惹く」; narrower than 「引きつける」.
- Related引き込むひきこむNeutralPulls something in or wins someone over to your side; the emphasis is on getting them to join you.
- Related魅惑みわくWrittenA written-style noun for bewitching charm, with a seductive, alluring tinge stronger than 「引きつける」.
- Related魅了みりょうNeutralCaptivates or mesmerizes, typically said of performances and works, as in 「観客を魅了する」.
- Related仕向けるしむけるNeutralInduces or prompts someone into doing something, with a nuance of deliberate steering.
- RelatedアピールNeutralA loanword for actively showing off one's appeal or promoting something.
- RelatedそそるNeutralWhets or stirs an appetite or interest, as in 「食欲をそそる」.
- Related吸い付けるすいつけるNeutralTo suck in or attract, and also to get used to through use; rare today—for attraction 「吸い寄せる」 is the usual choice.
- RelatedチャームCasualA colloquial loanword for charm; also means small ornaments like phone charms.
- Related釣り込むつりこむNeutralHooks someone in, as when drawn into a talk: 「話に釣り込まれる」.
- Related誘いかけるさそいかけるNeutralActively invites or tempts by calling out to someone.
- Related吸い寄せるすいよせるNeutralDraws things in as if by suction—magnets, lights and the like.
- Antonym遠ざけるとおざけるNeutralKeeps people or things at a distance—the opposite of attracting with 「引きつける」.
- Antonym押しのけるおしのけるNeutralPushes aside—the opposite of 「引きつける」 pulling something close.
「引きつける」 works for winning hearts and for pulling things physically closer; when the sense is purely charm, write 「惹きつける」. For catching attention say 「惹く」, for mesmerizing an audience 「魅了」, for inviting 「誘う」; the opposite is 「遠ざける」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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