はえぬき
Haenuki
生え抜き (Haenuki) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “native-born, trueborn, (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.), career (e.g. diplomat)”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, nounnative-born; trueborn
- adjectival noun, noun(belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)
Examples
彼は生え抜きの外交官として一生の大部分を送ってきた。
He has spent most of his time as a career diplomat.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).