Word Meaning 抜く

ぬく nuku

抜く is read as ぬく (nuku) and means to scoop (a story).

Meaning

English

  1. to scoop (a story)
  2. to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
  3. to cut out (a shape)
  4. to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
  5. to do to the end
  6. to carry through
  7. to masturbate (of a male)
  8. to ejaculate (while masturbating)

Reading

Kana

ぬく

Romaji

nuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 刺す Related Words 引き抜く,取り除く,抜け落ちる,,雑草,除草,草取り,草刈り Rank 16576 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

抜き取る

ぬきとる

to pull out

抜き出す

ぬきだす

to pick out

抜け目

ぬけめ

imprudence

Example Sentences

10

Tom often skips meals.

I have to remove your nerve.

If you're going to pull weeds, pull them out by the roots.

If you're going to pull weeds, pull them out by the roots.

In order to lose weight some people skip meals.

It is hard to discern between true and false.

I'm just living from day to day.

You opened the bathtub drain, so some of the water went away.

In living through these uncertain times, it is necessary to be flexible and not be a captive to traditional values.

If Spenser doesn't keep adding and translating sentences, the other contributors will surely surpass him.