Nukeru

JLPT N3

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抜ける (Nukeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose
  2. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto fade; to discolour
  3. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto wear a hole (e.g. clothes)
  4. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto leave (e.g. a meeting)
  5. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky)
  6. ichidan verb, intransitive verbto be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolishusu. as 抜けた or 抜けている

Examples

  • I can't get rid of my cold.

  • One of my teeth came out.

  • My front tooth fell out.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 抜ける

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