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 16443 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