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    3. 引き抜き

    引き抜き

    引ひき​抜ぬき​

    hiring from another company

    KMT10News #37+1NounCulture & TraditionsWork & CareerKanji Vocab19 strokes

    引抜き

    ひきぬき

    Noun

    1.
    hiring from another company, recruitment, scouting, headhunting
    2.
    quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume)
    3.
    drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれはライバル会がい社しゃに引ひき抜ぬきされた。

    He was headhunted by a rival company.

    KMT7Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    優ゆう秀しゅうな人じん材ざいの引ひき抜ぬきは、企き業ぎょうにとって重じゅう要ような戦せん略りゃくだ。

    Headhunting excellent talent is an important strategy for companies.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれの引ひき抜ぬきを巡めぐって、両りょう社しゃの間あいだで激はげしい交こう渉しょうが行おこなわれた。

    Intense negotiations took place between the two companies regarding his recruitment.

    KMT10Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    スポーツ界かいでは、有ゆう望ぼうな選せん手しゅを他たチームから引ひき抜ぬきすることがよくある。

    In the sports world, it's common to scout promising players from other teams.

    KMT10Sports & Martial ArtsWork & Career
    歌か舞ぶ伎きの舞ぶ台たいでは、役やく者しゃが一いっ瞬しゅんで衣い装しょうを変かえる「引ひき抜ぬき」の技わざが披ひ露ろうされた。

    On the Kabuki stage, the "hikinuki" technique, where an actor changes costumes in an instant, was performed.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsArt & Design

    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    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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