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    3. 抜く

    抜く

    抜ぬく​

    to pull out

    N3KMT7CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab8 strokes

    ぬく

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug, to weed
    2.
    to omit, to leave out, to go without, to skip

    Suffix, Verb

    3.
    to do to the end, to do thoroughly, to do completely, to do severely

    Verb, Transitive

    4.
    to let out (e.g. air from a tyre), to drain (e.g. water from a bath), to empty
    5.
    to pick out, to choose, to select, to extract
    6.
    to pilfer, to steal
    7.
    to remove, to get rid of, to take out
    8.
    to pass, to overtake, to outstrip, to get ahead of
    9.
    to pierce, to break through, to go through
    10.
    to cut out (a shape), to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
    11.
    to seize, to capture, to reduce
    12.
    to scoop (a story)
    13.
    to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)

    Verb

    14.
    to masturbate (of a male), to ejaculate (while masturbating)
    slangvulgar expression or word
    15.
    to take (a photo), to record (video)
    slang

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    歯は医い者しゃで虫むし歯ばを抜ぬきました。

    I had a cavity pulled out at the dentist.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    朝ちょう食しょくを抜ぬくのは体からだに良よくない。

    Skipping breakfast is not good for your body.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    庭にわの雑ざっ草そうを一いっ本ぽん一いっ本ぽん丁てい寧ねいに抜ぬいた。

    I carefully pulled out each weed in the garden.

    KMT7Daily LifeNature & Environment
    このレシピでは、バターを抜ぬいても美お味いしく作つくれます。

    You can make this recipe delicious even if you omit the butter.

    KMT7Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれは最さい後ごの直ちょく線せんでライバルをごぼう抜ぬきにした。

    He overtook his rival in the final straight.

    KMT8Sports & Martial Arts

    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
    く
    ku
    Kana
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