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    3. 中抜き

    中抜き

    中なか抜ぬき​

    outlining (e.g. font)

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbBusiness & FinanceSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    なかぬき

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    outlining (e.g. font), hollowing out
    2.
    getting rid of the middleman, dealing directly
    3.
    skinning the cat (gymnastics)
    sports
    4.
    passing business to a subcontractor and collecting a kickback
    colloquial

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    Kanji
    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
    き
    ki
    Kana
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