Kanji

抽

pluck, pull, extract, excel

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チュウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ひき-

Common Readings

チュウ

Example sentences

抽出 ちゅうしゅつ
名簿から名前を無作為に抽出する

Randomly extract names from the list.

ＤＮＡ ディーエヌエー
警察は現場に残された髪の毛からＤＮＡを抽出した。

The police extracted DNA from a hair left at the scene.

抽象的 ちゅうしょうてき
抽象的な話より、具体的な例が欲しい。

I want concrete examples rather than abstract talk.

抽選 ちゅうせん
抽選で当たり、賞品を獲得した。

I won the drawing and received a prize.

抽象画 ちゅうしょうが
美術館で見た抽象画は、色の重なりだけで強い印象を残した。

The abstract painting I saw at the museum left a strong impression using only layers of color.

ニコルソン ニコルソン
美術館でニコルソンの抽象画を見た。

I saw an abstract painting by Nicholson at the art museum.

抽象 ちゅうしょう
彼の説明は抽象的で、わかりにくい。

His explanation is abstract and hard to understand.

Example Vocabulary

抽出

ちゅうしゅつ

extraction; selection

抽象的

ちゅうしょうてき

abstract; conceptual

抽選

ちゅうせん

lottery, raffle, drawing

抽送

ちゅうそう

抽斗

ひきだし

抽挿

ちゅうそう

抽象画

ちゅうしょうが

abstract painting

抽選会

ちゅうせんかい

抽象化

ちゅうしょうか

抽象

ちゅうしょう

abstraction

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