Word Meaning 中抜き

なかぬき nakanuki

中抜き is read as なかぬき (nakanuki) and means skinning the cat (gymnastics).

Meaning

English

skinning the cat (gymnastics)
getting rid of the middleman
dealing directly
outlining (e.g. font)
hollowing out

Reading

Kana

なかぬき

Romaji

nakanuki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 108486 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

中抜け

なかぬけ

camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)

中指

ちゅうし

middle toe

中断

ちゅうだん

interruption

中退

ちゅうたい

leaving school during a term

中絶

ちゅうぜつ

abortion

中流

ちゅうりゅう

mid-stream

中途

ちゅうと

halfway

中庭

なかにわ

courtyard

中性

ちゅうせい

neuter gender

中和

ちゅうわ

neutralization

中部

ちゅうぶ

Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)

中期

ちゅうき

medium-term