Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 抜ける(ぬける) in Japanese

抜ける, 脱ける
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
ぬける
Romaji
nukeru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose
    Example sentence
    人込みを体を横にして抜けた。 He edged sideways through the crowd.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to fade; to discolour
    Example sentence
    用意周到に見えてどこかで抜けるしな。 It looks well prepared but you see there'll be a slip somewhere.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to wear out (to the point of forming a hole, e.g. clothes)
    Example sentence
    風邪を引くと、風邪がなかなか抜けませんよ。 If you catch a cold, you cannot easily get rid of it.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to leave (e.g. a meeting)
    Example sentence
    風邪は抜けない。 I can't get rid of my cold.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky)
    Example sentence
    風邪が抜けない。 I can't get rid of my cold.
  • Parts of speech
    computer terminology
    Meaning
    to exit (a program loop)
    Example sentence
    風邪がなかなか抜けません。 I can't get rid of my cold.

Examples of 抜ける, 脱ける, ぬける in a sentence

  • 人込みを体を横にして抜けた。

    He edged sideways through the crowd.

  • 用意周到に見えてどこかで抜けるしな。

    It looks well prepared but you see there'll be a slip somewhere.

  • 風邪を引くと、風邪がなかなか抜けませんよ。

    If you catch a cold, you cannot easily get rid of it.

  • 風邪は抜けない。

    I can't get rid of my cold.

  • 風邪が抜けない。

    I can't get rid of my cold.

  • 風邪がなかなか抜けません。

    I can't get rid of my cold.

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
抜ける
Plain Polite
抜けます
Negative
抜けない
Negative Polite
抜けません

Past

Plain
抜けた
Plain Polite
抜けました
Negative
抜けなかった
Negative Polite
抜けませんでした

Te

Plain
抜けて
Plain Polite
抜けまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
抜けられる
Plain Polite
抜けられます
Negative
抜けられない
Negative Polite
抜けられません
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Kanji in this word

脱 JLPT 1

11 strokes

undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off

On'Yomi: ダツ

Kun'Yomi: ぬ.ぐ, ぬ.げる

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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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