Word details
生き馬の目を抜く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 生き馬の目を抜く.
Dictionary
Entry
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Idiomatic expression
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; to pluck out the eye of a live horse
Examples
彼は生き馬の目を抜くようなやつだ。
He is a sharp-shooter.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
生
life, genuine, birth
5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1
On
セイショウ
Kun
い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすきなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う
Nanori
あさいきいくいけうぶうまいえおいぎゅうくるみごせさじょうすぎそそうちるなばにうにゅうふみもうよいりゅう
馬
horse
10 strokesFrequency 639JLPT N2Grade 2
On
バ
Kun
うまうま-ま
Nanori
たばんめも
目
eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
5 strokesFrequency 76JLPT N4Grade 1
On
モクボク
Kun
め-めま-
Nanori
さかんさがんさっかさつか
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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