Word details

抜く

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 抜く.

Dictionary

Entry

抜くぬくGodan verbFreq #1120
1

Transitive verb

to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed

Examples
歯医者に行ってその歯を抜いてもらった方がよいですね。
You had better go to the dentist to have that tooth pulled out.
2

Transitive verb

to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip

Examples
たまに朝飯を抜いたって、別に悪いことじゃないよ。
It's no crime to skip breakfast once in a while.
3

Suffix; After the -masu stem of a verb

to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely

Examples
最後まで戦い抜こう。
Let's fight to the last.
4

Transitive verb

to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty

5

Transitive verb

to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract

6

Transitive verb

to pilfer; to steal

7

Transitive verb

to remove; to get rid of; to take out

8

Transitive verb

to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of

Examples
彼はついにクラスの他の者を抜いた。
He finally got ahead of the rest of class.
9

Transitive verb; Also written 貫く

to pierce; to break through; to go through

10

Transitive verb

to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area

11

Transitive verb

to seize; to capture; to reduce

12

Transitive verb

to scoop (a story)

13

Transitive verb

to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)

14

Slang; Vulgar expression or word

to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating)

15

Slang

to take (a photo); to record (video)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

抜

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

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