Word Meaning 抜き差しならぬ

ぬきさしならぬ nukisashinaranu

抜き差しならぬ is read as ぬきさしならぬ (nukisashinaranu) and means sticky (situation).

Meaning

English

  1. sticky (situation)
  2. finding oneself trapped

Reading

Kana

ぬきさしならぬ

Romaji

nukisashinaranu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 129292 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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