Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 抜く(ぬく) in Japanese

抜く
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
ぬく
Romaji
nuku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to extract; to omit; to surpass; to overtake; to draw out; to unplug
    Example sentence
    朝を抜き、昼を軽くしたら、夜は何を食べてもよろしい。 If you skip breakfast and keep lunch light, then in the evening you can have whatever you want.
  • Parts of speech
    suffix
    Meaning
    to do something to the end
    Example sentence
    料理する前にチキンの臓物を抜いてください。 Draw a chicken before cooking.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation)
    Example sentence
    彼女は庭の雑草を抜いた。 She weeded the garden.

Examples of 抜く, ぬく in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
抜く
Plain Polite
抜きます
Negative
抜かない
Negative Polite
抜きません

Past

Plain
抜いた
Plain Polite
抜きました
Negative
抜かなかった
Negative Polite
抜きませんでした

Te

Plain
抜いて
Plain Polite
抜きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
抜かれる
Plain Polite
抜かれます
Negative
抜かれない
Negative Polite
抜かれません
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Kanji in this word

抜 JLPT 3

7 strokes

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

On'Yomi: バツ, ハツ, ハイ

Kun'Yomi: ぬ.く, -ぬ.く, ぬ.き, ぬ.ける, ぬ.かす, ぬ.かる

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