Word Meaning 抜き差しならない

ぬきさしならない nukisashinaranai

抜き差しならない is read as ぬきさしならない (nukisashinaranai) and means be inextricably involved.

Meaning

English

be inextricably involved
be in a sticky situation

Reading

Kana

ぬきさしならない

Romaji

nukisashinaranai

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb ✓ Rank 129827 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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抜足差足

ぬきあしさしあし

stealthy footsteps

抜差し

ぬきさし

addition and deletion

抜き差しならぬ

ぬきさしならぬ

sticky (situation)

抜き足差し足忍び足

ぬきあしさしあししのびあし

stealthy footsteps

抜け目ない

ぬけめない

shrewd

抜け目がない

ぬけめがない

shrewd

抜け目のない

ぬけめのない

shrewd

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)