Nuku

JLPT N3

抜く (Nuku) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to pull out, to draw out, to extract, to unplug”.

Meanings

  1. godan verb, transitive verbto pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
  2. godan verb, transitive verbto omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip
  3. suffix, godan verbto do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severelyafter the -masu stem of a verb
  4. godan verb, transitive verbto let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty
  5. godan verb, transitive verbto pick out; to choose; to select; to extract
  6. godan verb, transitive verbto pilfer; to steal

Examples

  • I skipped my breakfast.

  • Are you going to remove the nerve?

  • Let's fight to the last.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 抜く

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