抜け穴

ぬけあな

Also written 抜穴

Meanings

1. Noun secret passage; underground passage
2. loophole
3. hole one can go through; opening

Kanji

• 抜 pull out. Read as ぬける.
• 穴 hole. Read as あな.

Example sentences

• 新しい税法は抜け穴だらけです。
  The new tax law is full of loopholes.
• 法律に抜け穴があるために彼は起訴を逃れることができた。
  A loophole in the law allowed him to escape prosecution.

Common phrases

• 抜け穴がある
• 抜け穴になる

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