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抜ける

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 抜ける

脱ける
ける
Ichidan verb
Freq #955
1

Intransitive verb

to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose

Examples
歯が1本抜けた
One of my teeth came out.
2

Intransitive verb

to fade; to discolour

3

Intransitive verb

to wear a hole (e.g. clothes)

4

Intransitive verb

to leave (e.g. a meeting)

5

Intransitive verb

to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky)

6

Intransitive verb; Usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている

to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish

7

Intransitive verb; Computing

to exit (a program loop)

8

Transitive verb

to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse

Examples
森を抜けて湖に出た。
We went through the woods and came to a lake.
9

Transitive verb; Hanafuda

to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)

Kanji in this Word

7 strokes
Frequency: 726
JLPT N2
Grade 8

Meanings

slip out
extract
pull out
pilfer
quote
remove
omit

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
バツ
ハツ
ハイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ぬ.く
-ぬ.く
ぬ.き
ぬ.ける
ぬ.かす
ぬ.かる
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
ぬき
11 strokes
Frequency: 782
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

undress
removing
escape from
get rid of
be left out
take off

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ダツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ぬ.ぐ
ぬ.げる
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