Vocab Info

N3 る-verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb

抜(ぬ)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】

    Details

      • ぬ

      • け

      • る

    • Frequency

      Novels Top 1,000

    Examples

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    • 最後(さいご)の子供(こども)の歯(は)が抜(ぬ)けました。

      My last baby tooth fell out.

      • N3
    • 気(き)の抜(ぬ)けたビールは美味(おい)しくありません。

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

      • N3
    • 歳(とし)を取(と)ってから髪(かみ)がよく抜(ぬ)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化(ば)け屋敷(やしき)で腰(こし)が抜(ぬ)け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
    • 第(だい)一(いち)、日本人(にほんじん)は主語(しゅご)が抜(ぬ)けた文(ぶん)を使(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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