Vocab Info

N3 る-verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

()けるto come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, to come loose, to fade, to discolour, to wear a hole (e.g. clothes), to leave (e.g. a meeting), to be clear, to be transparent (e.g. of the sky), to be stupid, to be absentminded, to be careless, to be inattentive, to exit (a program loop)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, to come loose

      2. 2.

        to fade, to discolour

      3. 3.

        to wear a hole (e.g. clothes)

      4. 4.

        to leave (e.g. a meeting)

      5. 5.

        to be clear, to be transparent (e.g. of the sky)

      6. 6.

        to be absentminded, to be careless, to be inattentive, to be foolish

        usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている
      7. 7.

        to exit (a program loop)

        Computing
    2. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 8.

        to go through, to pass through, to give way, to collapse

      2. 9.

        to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)

        Hanafuda

    All Forms

    抜ける 【ぬける】脱ける 【ぬける】

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    Examples

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    • 最後(さいご)子供(こども)()()ました。

      My last baby tooth fell out.

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    • ()()たビールは美味(おい)しくありません。

      Beer which has had its carbonation escape is not tasty. (Flat beer)

      • N3
    • (とし)()ってから(かみ)がよく()けるようになってしまいました。

      As I've gotten older, my hair tends to fall out more.

      • N3
    • クラスメイトのタクヤはお()屋敷(やしき)(こし)()てしまったんだってさ〜。

      Apparently, my classmate Takuya was so freaked out by the haunted house that his legs gave out. (His hips came loose)

      • N3
    • (だい)(いち)日本人(にほんじん)主語(しゅご)()(ぶん)使(つか)ってどうやって意思(いし)疎通(そつう)をしているのだろう…。

      First of all, I wonder how Japanese people communicate without a subject in their sentences.

      • N2
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