Word Meaning 抜きん出る

ぬきんでる nukinderu

抜きん出る is read as ぬきんでる (nukinderu) and means to tower above (the surrounding landscape).

Meaning

English

  1. to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
  2. to surpass
  3. to outdo
  4. to excel
  5. to be far better
  6. to stand out
  7. to be outstanding
  8. to be preeminent

Reading

Kana

ぬきんでる

Romaji

nukinderu

Writing Variants

  • 抽んでる ぬきんでる nukinderu
  • 擢んでる ぬきんでる nukinderu
  • 抜きんでる ぬきんでる nukinderu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 110499 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

抜き出る

ぬきでる

to tower above (the surrounding landscape)

抜け出す

ぬけだす

to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)

抜き出す

ぬきだす

to pick out

出し抜く

だしぬく

to outwit

出し抜け

だしぬけ

all of a sudden

抜かる

ぬかる

to make a mistake

抜ける

ぬける

to exit (a program loop)

抜き取る

ぬきとる

to pull out

抜け上がる

ぬけあがる

to be balding in the front