生え抜き

はえぬき

Meanings

1. の-adjective, Noun native-born; trueborn
2. (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)

Kanji

• 生 life. Read as はえる.
• 抜 pull out. Read as ぬき.

Example sentences

• 生え抜きのベテラン選手はチームの浮き沈みを経験しているせいか落ちついてる。
  Perhaps due to his experience of the team's vicissitudes, the long-time veteran was unperturbed.

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