Kanji

抜

抜

slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

バツ, ハツ, ハイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ぬく, -ぬく, ぬき, ぬける, ぬかす, ぬかる

Nanori (Name Reading)

やはず

Common Readings

バツ, ぬ…かす, ぬ…かる, ぬ…く, ぬ…ける

Example sentences

抜ける ぬける
人混みを抜けると、静かな公園があった。

When I passed through the crowd, there was a quiet park.

開ける ひらける
トンネルを抜けると、急に視界が開けた。

When we came out of the tunnel, the view suddenly opened up.

抜く ぬく
彼は前のランナーを最後に抜いた。

He overtook the runner in front at the end.

刃 やいば
彼は鋭い刃を抜いた。

He drew a sharp blade.

抜け出す ぬけだす
退屈な会議からそっと抜け出した。

I quietly slipped out of the boring meeting.

窮愁 きゅうしゅう
彼は長引く窮愁の生活から抜け出すため、必死に働いた。

He worked desperately to escape a life of prolonged poverty and distress.

引き抜く ひきぬく
庭の雑草を引き抜いた。

I pulled out the weeds in the garden.

見抜く みぬく
彼は彼女の嘘をすぐに見抜いた。

He immediately saw through her lie.

本質 ほんしつ
彼は物事の本質を見抜く力がある。

He has the ability to see through to the essence of things.

力が抜ける ちからがぬける
あまりの緊張感に、全身の力が抜けた。

The extreme tension made me lose strength throughout my body.

Example Vocabulary

抜ける

ぬける

to come out; to fall out; to leave (a group); to pass through

抜く

ぬく

to pull out; to overtake; to omit

抜け出す

ぬけだす

to slip out, to escape

引き抜く

ひきぬく

to pull out; to extract; to scout

見抜く

みぬく

to see through; to detect; to perceive

力が抜ける

ちからがぬける

to lose strength; to feel drained; to relax

抜き

ぬき

omitting; leaving out; without

駆け抜ける

かけぬける

to run through; to dash through

間抜け

まぬけ

fool; idiot; stupid

気を抜く

きをぬく

to let one's guard down; to relax; to lose focus

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