度肝を抜く どぎもをぬく Also written 度胆を抜く Meanings Expression, Godan verb to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound; to take (someone) aback; to boggle the mind (of someone) Kanji 度 degree. Read as ド. 肝 liver. Read as きも. 抜 pull out. Read as ぬく. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists