How do you use "引くわ" in a sentence?

初デートでいきなり年収聞いてくるの引くわ。酔って上司にタメ口使ってたの見て正直引くわ。自分の自慢話ばっかりする人、さすがに引くわ。

引くわ

Q: How do you use "引くわ" in a sentence?

初デートでいきなり年収聞いてくるの引くわ。 酔って上司にタメ口使ってたの見て正直引くわ。 自分の自慢話ばっかりする人、さすがに引くわ。

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Significado: I'm pulling back — being put off, turned off, or repulsed by something cringe, inappropriate, or socially unacceptable.

我退了——被某件尴尬、不合适或社会不可接受的事情吓退、劝退或倒胃口。

Me echo para atrás — sentir rechazo, desagrado o repulsión por algo vergonzoso, inapropiado o socialmente inaceptable.

Using the verb 引く (to pull/withdraw) in its figurative sense of emotionally recoiling, 引くわ describes the instinct to distance yourself from something off-putting. The わ particle adds emotional emphasis and a sense of finality — it is not a question or invitation for discussion, but a declaration: 'that's a no from me.' It covers a wide spectrum from mild cringe to genuine disgust, and is a key vocabulary item in Japan's highly attuned social awareness culture.

使用动词「引く」（拉/退缩）的引申义，即情感上的退缩。「引くわ」描述了面对令人不适的事物时本能地想要拉开距离的反应。「わ」助词增添了情感上的强调和一种定论感——这不是疑问也不是讨论的邀请，而是一种声明：'这个不行。'它涵盖了从轻微的尴尬到真正的厌恶的广泛范围，在日本高度敏感的社交意识文化中是一个关键的表达。

Usando el verbo 引く (tirar/retirar) en su sentido figurado de retroceder emocionalmente, 引くわ describe el instinto de distanciarte de algo desagradable. La partícula わ añade énfasis emocional y un sentido de contundencia — no es una pregunta ni una invitación al debate, sino una declaración: 'yo paso.' Cubre un amplio espectro, desde la vergüenza ajena leve hasta el asco genuino, y es un término clave en la cultura japonesa, altamente consciente de las normas sociales.

Ejemplos

初デートでいきなり年収聞いてくるの引くわ。
第一次约会就上来问年收入的，真的退了。
Que en la primera cita te pregunten el sueldo de buenas a primeras, me echo para atrás.
酔って上司にタメ口使ってたの見て正直引くわ。
看到他喝醉了对上司用平辈语气说话，说实话退了。
Vi cómo le hablaba de tú a tú al jefe estando borracho y, sinceramente, me eché para atrás.
自分の自慢話ばっかりする人、さすがに引くわ。
只会自吹自擂的人，实在是退了。
Alguien que solo habla de sus propios logros — la verdad, me echo para atrás.

Pronunciación

/çi.ku wa/

Guía de uso

Contexto: friends, casual conversation, social media

Tono: judgemental, repulsed

✓ Correcto

食べ放題で皿10枚とか引くわ。 (Ten plates at the all-you-can-eat? I'm pulling back.)
自助餐吃了十盘，真的退了。（自助餐吃了十盘？我退了。）
¿Diez platos en el bufet libre? Me echo para atrás. (Ten plates at the all-you-can-eat? I'm pulling back.)
既読無視されたからって30回電話するのは引くわ。 (Calling 30 times because you got left on read — that's a hard no.)
因为被已读不回就打30个电话的，真的退了。（因为被已读不回就打30个电话——这个真的受不了。）
Llamar 30 veces porque te dejaron en visto — eso me echa para atrás totalmente. (Calling 30 times because you got left on read — that's a hard no.)

✗ Incorrecto

引くわは相手に直接言うとかなりキツい (Saying 引くわ directly to someone's face is quite harsh — it's often said behind their back or as a reaction to a story)
「引くわ」直接对当事人说的话杀伤力很大（直接当着别人的面说'我退了'是很伤人的——通常是背后说或作为听到某事后的反应）
Decir 引くわ directamente a la cara de alguien es bastante duro — normalmente se dice a sus espaldas o como reacción a una historia

Errores comunes

Using 引くわ too lightly — it carries real social judgement and can hurt feelings if said directly to someone
Confusing the わ particle with the feminine わ in older Japanese; in modern casual speech, 引くわ is used by all genders

Origen e historia

The figurative use of 引く (to pull back, withdraw) for social or emotional recoil has been in Japanese for a long time, but the casual declaration 引くわ became a signature phrase of the 2000s–2010s youth lexicon, especially through variety TV shows where panellists would react to awkward stories.

Contexto cultural

Era: 2000s–2010s, amplified by variety TV and social media

Generation: Teens to 40s

Social background: Universal informal

Regional notes: Used across Japan. Variety shows popularised ドン引き (extreme version of 引く) as a common reaction to awkward or inappropriate behaviour.

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