間引き (Mabiki): Infanticide, Thinning Out

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 17530 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

間引く

まびく

to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)

間に合わせ

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)

間抜け

まぬけ

fool

Example Sentences

1

このオープニング、見た瞬間引きこまれた。

I was pulled in the moment I saw this opening.