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抜く (ぬく) — to extract | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

抜く

ぬく

godan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to extract
2to omit
3to unplug
4to pull out
5to draw out
6to leave out
7to go without
8to do to the end

Example sentence

洗面所の栓を抜くと、水がガバガバ流れ出した。

When I unplugged the bathroom sink, the water gushed down the drain.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

抜Slip Out, Extract, Pull Out7 strokes

More words with 抜

抜かすぬかす · to omitN1 引き抜くひきぬく · to extract 奇抜きばつ · (very) unusual 骨抜きほねぬき · boning (fish or meat)手抜きてぬき · omitting crucial steps 栓抜き

Full entry on Jisho

せんぬき ·

bottle opener

切り抜ききりぬき · clipping (of newspaper article, etc.)

海抜かいばつ · height above sea levelN1

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