Word details

抜け目ない

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 抜け目ない.

Dictionary

Entry

抜け目ない抜け目無いぬけめない~い Adj.Freq #29615
1

Idiomatic expression

shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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

eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1

On

モクボク

Kun

-めま-

Nanori

さかんさがんさっかさつか

nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not

12 strokesFrequency 274JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

な.い

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