月夜に釜を抜かれる つきよにかまをぬかれる Meanings Expression, Ichidan verb to make a blunder; to blunder (literally: to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night) Kanji 月 moon. Read as つき. 夜 night 釜 cauldron. Read as かま. 抜 pull out. Read as ぬかす. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists