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    3. ら抜き言葉

    ら抜き言葉

    ら​抜ぬき​言こと葉ば

    dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"

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    ら抜きことば

    らぬきことば

    Noun

    1.
    dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"

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    Characters that make up this word

    抜
    ぬ.く・-ぬ.く・ぬ.き・ぬ.ける・ぬ.かす・ぬ.かる…(4)
    slip out・extract・pull out・pilfer・quote…(2)
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
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