ひきいる

Japanese

Etymology

Hiragana modern ひきいる
historical ひきゐる
Kanji 率いる

Compound of 引き (hiki, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of verb 引く (hiku), “to attract, pull”‎) + 率る (iru, to be accompanied with).

Pronunciation

Verb

ひきいる (transitive, ichidan conjugation, rōmaji hikiiru)

  1. to lead, head (a group or party)
    Synonym: 統率する (tōsotsu suru)

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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