Word details

ごぼう抜き

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ごぼう抜き.

Dictionary

Entry

ごぼう抜き牛蒡抜きごぼうぬきNounFreq #79114
1

pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out

2

forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators)

3

overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

7 strokesFrequency 726JLPT N2Grade 8

On

バツハツハイ

Kun

ぬ.く-ぬ.くぬ.きぬ.けるぬ.かすぬ.かる

Nanori

ぬき

cow

4 strokesFrequency 1,202JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ギュウ

Kun

うし

Nanori

うじ

burdock

14 strokes

On

ボウホウ

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