抜く
ぬく
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
- to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip
- Suffix, Godan verb to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely (after the -masu stem of a verb)
- Godan verb, Transitive to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty
- to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract
- to pilfer; to steal
- to remove; to get rid of; to take out
- to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of
- to pierce; to break through; to go through (also written 貫く)
- to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dyeing the surrounding area
- to seize; to capture; to reduce
- to scoop (a story)
- to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
- to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating)
- to take (a photo); to record (video)
Kanji
- 抜 pull out. Read as ぬく.
Example sentences
- 一食くらい食事を抜いてもたいしたことないよ。
It won't hurt you to skip one meal. - よいバッターになるためには、肩の力を抜いて、自分の直感に従ってやったらいい。
To be a good batter, you've got to hang loose and follow your instincts. - やせるために食事を抜く人がいる。
In order to lose weight some people skip meals. - もしあなたがダイエット中なら、朝食を抜くのはよくないということを忘れてはいけない。
Don't forget that, if you are on a diet, skipping breakfast will not help you. - なぜ毎日昼食を抜くのですか。
Why do you skip lunch every day?
Common phrases
- 勝ち抜く (かちぬく) to win through (e.g. to the next round)
- 生き抜く (いきぬく) to live through
- 守り抜く (まもりぬく) to hold fast
- 群を抜く (ぐんをぬく) to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group)
- 空気を抜く
- 水を抜く
- 記録を抜く
- 刀を抜く
- 水分を抜く
- アクを抜く
- 一気に抜く
- ガスを抜く
- 毛を抜く
- 針を抜く
- プラグを抜く
Related forms
- 抜ける (ぬける) to come out (intransitive partner)
Words containing 抜く
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