間引き

まびき

Also written 間びき

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive thinning out; pruning; culling; curtailing; sub-sampling (e.g. video frames, signals)
2. infanticide

Kanji

• 間 interval. Read as ま.
• 引 pull. Read as ひく.

Common phrases

• 間引きを行う

Words containing 間引き

• 間引き運転 (まびきうんてん) curtailed transit schedule
• 間引き菜 (まびきな) vegetable thinnings (for salad)

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