Word Meaning 間引く

まびく mabiku

間引く is read as まびく (mabiku) and means to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties).

Meaning

English

  1. to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
  2. to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.)
  3. to cull
  4. to run on a curtailed schedule
  5. to cut down
  6. to reduce

Reading

Kana

まびく

Romaji

mabiku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 20968 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

間引き

まびき

infanticide

間もなく

まもなく

having no time to ...

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