Word Meaning 抜き差し

ぬきさし nukisashi

抜き差し is read as ぬきさし (nukisashi) and means addition and deletion.

Meaning

English

addition and deletion
taking out and putting in
plugging and unplugging
making do
getting by
managing

Reading

Kana

ぬきさし

Romaji

nukisashi

Writing Variants

抜差し ぬきさし nukisashi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 129174 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

抜き足差し足

ぬきあしさしあし

stealthy footsteps

抜き差しならぬ

ぬきさしならぬ

sticky (situation)

抜き差しならない

ぬきさしならない

be inextricably involved

抜き足差し足忍び足

ぬきあしさしあししのびあし

stealthy footsteps

抜け出す

ぬけだす

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

抜かす

ぬかす

to overtake

抜かる

ぬかる

to make a mistake

抜き

ぬき

(beating) in succession

抜く

ぬく

to scoop (a story)

抜ける

ぬける

to exit (a program loop)

抜け道

ぬけみち

loophole

抜き打ち

ぬきうち

drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke