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抜

slip out
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingバツ、ハツ、ハイ
Kun readingぬ.く、-ぬ.く、ぬ.き、ぬ.ける、ぬ.かす、ぬ.かる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. slip outRtK
  2. extract
  3. pull out
  4. pilfer
  5. quote
  6. remove
  7. omit
  1. to pull out
  2. to draw out
  3. to extract
  4. to unplug
  5. to weed

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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finger · fingers · friend · woman (女) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 761

Compound words

抜くぬく
to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
抜けるぬける
to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape
海抜かいばつ
height above sea level
奇抜きばつ
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original
選抜せんばつ
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
抜群ばつぐん
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled
抜粋ばっすい
extract; excerpt; selection
抜きぬき
leaving out; omitting; skipping; dispensing with; (beating) in succession
間抜けまぬけ
stupid; foolish; idiotic; inane; fool
骨抜きほねぬき
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation
手抜きてぬき
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; intentional negligence; tenuki
栓抜きせんぬき
bottle opener; corkscrew
抜かすぬかす
to omit; to leave out; to skip; to overtake; to pass
抜かるぬかる
to make a mistake
抜本的ばっぽんてき
drastic; radical
目抜きめぬき
principal; main; important; fashionable
引き抜くひきぬく
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to uproot; to headhunt
追い抜くおいぬく
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
抜け出すぬけだす
to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation); to break into the lead
切り抜ききりぬき
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video)
生え抜きはえぬき
native-born; trueborn; (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)
突き抜けるつきぬける
to pierce through; to break through
抜剣ばっけん
drawing a sword
抜擢ばってき
selection (from many people for an important position)

Kun Reading Examples

彼らは最もよい作品二つを抜き出した。ぬきだす
They picked out the best two works.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は歩いて森を通り抜けた。
He walked through the forest.tatoeba
彼は聞こえないふりをしてその難局を切り抜けた。
He got out of the trouble by making believe that he couldn't hear.tatoeba
彼は抜群の騎手だ。
He is out and away the best jockey.tatoeba
彼は抜け目がないというよりついているのだ。
He is more lucky than clever.tatoeba

Stroke Order

7 strokes

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