Illustration: On a quiet Japanese residential lane, a delivery van's front wheel is passing directly over a lunchbox that has fallen onto the road. The tire visibly presses down on the middle of the box, flattening its metal body while the detached lid rests nearby.

ひく

hiku

to run over with a vehicle

Also written 轢く to distinguish it from other words read ひく. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

その犬いぬは車くるまにひかれた。
The dog was run over by a car.
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彼かれは車くるまに轢ひかれた。
He was run over by a car.
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老人ろうじんが車くるまにひかれた。
The old man was run over by a car.
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