Onyomi: ハイ, ハツ, バツ · Kunyomi: -ぬ.く, ぬ.かす, ぬ.かる, ぬ.き, ぬ.く, ぬ.ける · Meanings: extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote, remove, slip out
Kanji for extract, omit, pilfer, pull out, quote
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The kanji 抜 is made from the hand radical 扌 on the left and the character 友 on the right. 扌 represents action using the hand, while 友 originally depicted friendship or partnership, often interpreted as two hands together. Combined, the image shows using the hand to pull something out or separate it. In ancient writing, this represented extracting something carefully or removing it from its place. Over time, the character came to mean “to pull out,” “extract,” or “remove” — an action performed with intention and effort.
A hand (扌) working with the idea of pulling or separating (友) — showing the act of extracting, pulling out, or removing something.
Picture using your hand (扌) to carefully pull something apart or out (友). That’s 抜 — to extract, pull out, or remove.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 抜く | ぬく | to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb |
| 抜ける | ぬける | to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, to come loose | common JLPT-N3 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす | to slip out, to sneak away, to break free, to get through (a difficult situation) | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb |
| 抜かす | ぬかす | to omit, to leave out, to skip | common JLPT-N1 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 抜き | ぬき | leaving out, omitting, skipping, dispensing with | common Noun, Noun, used as a suffix |
| 抜群 | ばつぐん | outstanding, excellent, exceptional, distinguished, unrivaled, surpassing (e.g. beauty), beyond compare | common Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 抜本的 | ばっぽんてき | drastic, radical | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 抜粋 | ばっすい | extract, excerpt, selection | common Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 抜け穴 | ぬけあな | secret passage, underground passage | Noun |
| 抜け毛 | ぬけげ | fallen hair, combings, hair left on comb | Noun |
| 抜け道 | ぬけみち | byway, bypath, byroad, secret path, shortcut, way of escape | Noun |
| 抜擢 | ばってき | selection (from many people for an important position), exceptional promotion | Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 抜き打ち | ぬきうち | drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke | Noun |
| 抜き出す | ぬきだす | to pick out, to single out, to select | Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 抜け落ちる | ぬけおちる | to come out (e.g. hair), to fall out, to collapse (e.g. building, floor) | Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |