手を引く

• 読み: てをひく
• ローマ字: te wo hiku
• 漢字の分解: 手 (te/shu) — hand; 引 (hi/in) — to pull, withdraw
• 発音: /te.o.çi.kɯ/

意味

To withdraw from a deal or involvement; to wash one's hands of something. Indicates a deliberate decision to stop participating.

A compound expression with 手 (hand) and 引く (to pull/withdraw). Group 1 (godan) conjugation via 引く. Can also literally mean to lead someone by the hand, but the figurative meaning of withdrawing is more common at N2 level.

例文

1. あの会社との取引から手を引くことにした。
2. 父は六十歳で経営から手を引いた。
3. リスクが高すぎるので、この計画から手を引きたい。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, decision-making, relationships

トーン: decisive

起源と歴史

Idiomatic compound from the metaphor of pulling one's hand away from something, signifying disengagement or retreat from involvement.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal