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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)

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

    2. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to fade, to discolour

    3. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to wear a hole (e.g. clothes)

    4. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to leave (e.g. a meeting)

    5. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      5.

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

    6. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      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. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      7.

      to exit (a program loop)

      Computing
    8. る-verb, Transitive verb

      8.

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

    9. る-verb, Transitive verb

      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.

      • N3

      ()()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〜。

      I heard that my classmate Takuya got scared and lost his hips at the haunted house. (Became paralyzed with fear)

      • 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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