抜 Kanji – slip out
The Japanese kanji 抜 can mean slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit.
Meaning and Readings
How is 抜 read?
抜 has the onyomi readings バツ, ハツ, ハイ and the kunyomi readings ぬく, -ぬく, ぬき, ぬける, ぬかす, ぬかる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as batsu, hatsu, hai, nuku, nuki, nukeru, nukasu, nukaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 抜
These common Japanese words contain 抜. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 引き抜く（ひきぬく） — to extract, to pull out, to draw out, to uproot
- 海抜（かいばつ） — height above sea level
- 間抜け（まぬけ） — stupid, foolish, idiotic, inane
- 奇抜（きばつ） — (very) unusual, unconventional, eccentric, novel, original, striking, bizarre, wild
- 骨抜き（ほねぬき） — boning (fish or meat), deboning
- 手抜き（てぬき） — omitting crucial steps, cutting corners, skimping
- 栓抜き（せんぬき） — bottle opener, corkscrew
- 選抜（せんばつ） — selection, choice, picking out
- 追い抜く（おいぬく） — to pass (a car), to overtake
- 突き抜ける（つきぬける） — to pierce through, to break through