Word Meaning 抜け目がない

ぬけめがない nukemeganai

抜け目がない is read as ぬけめがない (nukemeganai) and means shrewd.

Meaning

English

  1. shrewd
  2. astute
  3. cunning
  4. alert

Reading

Kana

ぬけめがない

Romaji

nukemeganai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 114712 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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抜け目

ぬけめ

imprudence

目抜き

めぬき

principal

目抜き通り

めぬきどおり

principal street

目抜

めぬけ

Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae)

アラスカ目抜

あらすかめぬけ

Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus)

荒神目抜

こうじんめぬけ

Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)

抜け出す

ぬけだす

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