Word Meaning ごぼう抜き

ごぼうぬき gobounuki

ごぼう抜き is read as ごぼうぬき (gobounuki) and means forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators).

Meaning

English

  1. forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators)
  2. overtaking multiple people (in a spurt)
  3. pulling ahead
  4. pulling something out (in a stroke)
  5. plucking out

Reading

Kana

ごぼうぬき

Romaji

gobounuki

Writing Variants

  • 牛蒡抜き ごぼうぬき gobounuki

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140237 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

抜き

ぬき

(beating) in succession

生え抜き

はえぬき

(belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.)

手抜き

てぬき

intentional negligence

目抜き

めぬき

principal

切り抜き

きりぬき

cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

引き抜き

ひきぬき

drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)

息抜き

いきぬき

taking a breather

四七抜き

よなぬき

pentatonic scale

中抜き

なかぬき

skinning the cat (gymnastics)

空気抜き

くうきぬき

ventilator

選り抜き

よりぬき

the very best

全段抜き

ぜんだんぬき

banner (headlines)