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擢

excel in
Stroke count: 17

Readings

On readingテキ、タク
Kun readingぬ.く、ぬき.んでる
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. excel in
    行成は蔵人頭に抜擢された。Yukinari, on the other hand, was chosen to serve as Kurodo gashira (Head of the Imperial Secretariat).wiki
  2. surpass
  3. pull out
  4. select
    彼女はその職に特別に抜擢された。She was especially selected for the post.tatoeba
    老中抜擢の端緒であったという。This was the start of Tadachika's being selected as Roju.wiki
  5. outstandingRtK

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Compound words

擢用てきよう
selection
抜擢ばってき
selection (from many people for an important position)
大抜擢だいばってき
very surprising choice (for a role, promotion, etc.)
擢んでるぬきんでる
to surpass

Stroke Order

17 strokes

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Practice Writing 擢

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