Word details

抜擢

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

Dictionary

Entry

抜擢抜てきってきばったく (抜擢)NounTransitive~する VerbFreq #19513
1

selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion

Examples
彼女はその職に特別に抜擢された。
She was especially selected for the post.

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

excel in, surpass, pull out, select

17 strokesGrade 9

On

テキタク

Kun

ぬ.くぬき.んでる

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