Word Meaning 間引き

まびき mabiki

間引き is read as まびき (mabiki) and means infanticide.

Meaning

English

infanticide
thinning out
pruning
culling
curtailing
sub-sampling (e.g. video frames, signals)

Reading

Kana

まびき

Romaji

mabiki

Writing Variants

間びき まびき mabiki

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 17626 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

間引く

まびく

to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

間に合せ

まにあわせ

makeshift

間違い

まちがい

improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman)

間際

まぎわ

(just before the) edge

間に合う

まにあう

to be in time (for)

間に合わせる

まにあわせる

to get (something) done in time

間抜け

まぬけ

fool

間違える

まちがえる

to confuse

間違う

まちがう

to make a mistake

間一髪

かんいっぱつ

hair's breadth

間違いない

まちがいない

reliable

間取り

まどり

layout (of a house or apartment)