Word Meaning ド肝を抜く

どぎもをぬく dogimo o nuku

ド肝を抜く is read as どぎもをぬく (dogimo o nuku) and means to astonish.

Meaning

English

to astonish
to astound
to stupefy
to flabbergast
to strike a person dumb
to dumbfound
to take (someone) aback
to boggle the mind (of someone)

Reading

Kana

どぎもをぬく

Romaji

dogimo o nuku

Writing Variants

度肝を抜く どぎもをぬく dogimo o nuku
度胆を抜く どぎもをぬく dogimo o nuku

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Proverb ✓ Rank 116963 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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振抜く

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踏抜く

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染め抜く

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伝家の宝刀を抜く

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引抜く

ひきぬく

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追い抜く

おいぬく

to pass (a car)

抜く

ぬく

to scoop (a story)

見抜く

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一発抜く

いっぱつぬく

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