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脱

Undress
Stroke count: 11

Readings

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Kun readingぬ.ぐ、ぬ.げる
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8Level 22

Verbs with «脱»

脱ぐ脱出する脱する逸脱する

Meanings

  1. undressRtK
  2. removing
  3. escape from
    彼は塀を乗り越えて刑務所から脱走した。He escaped from prison by climbing over a wall.tatoeba
  4. get rid of
  5. be left out
  6. take off
    しかし、西洋でも地域やそれぞれの家庭によって脱ぐことがある。But, in the West too, people may take off their shoes depending on the region and the individual home.wiki
  1. to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.)
  2. to undress

Popular Usage

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · devil · horns · elder brother · teenager · mouth (口) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 537

Compound words

脱ぐぬぐ
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
脱落だつらく
dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside; desertion; omission
逸脱いつだつ
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
脱却だっきゃく
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
脱出だっしゅつ
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
脱水だっすい
dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; evaporation; spinning (laundry); spin cycle
脱税だつぜい
tax evasion
脱線だっせん
derailment; digression; deviation
脱退だったい
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
脱皮だっぴ
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; molting; moulting
離脱りだつ
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
脱衣だつい
undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping
脱走だっそう
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
脱硫だつりゅう
desulfurization; desulphurisation; desulphurization
脱するだっする
to escape from; to get out
脱衣所だついじょ
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
遺脱いだつ
omission
穎脱えいだつ
gaining recognition
解脱げだつ
liberation from earthly desires and the woes of man
虚脱きょだつ
lethargy
脱臼だっきゅう
dislocation
脱穀だっこく
threshing (e.g. rice)
脱獄だつごく
prison break, escape
脱腸だっちょう
abdominal hernia

Additional Examples

彼は帽子を脱いだ。
He took off his hat.tatoeba
彼は服を脱いでパジャマを着た。
He took off his clothes and put on his pajamas.tatoeba
彼は半分行った所でレースから脱落してしまった。
He dropped out halfway into the race.tatoeba
身に着けていた物を脱ぐことによって十二神が生まれた。
12 gods came into being as he took off what he had been wearing.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Take off; escape. 月 (body) + 兑 (release) — a body freed of its clothes.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 脱

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