抜ける

脱ける

Reading

Kana: ぬける

Romaji: nukeru

Definitions

v1

vi

1

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

2

to fade; to discolour

3

to wear a hole (e.g. clothes)

4

to leave (e.g. a meeting)

5

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

6

to be stupid; to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive

Note: usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている

7

to exit (a program loop)

(Computer terminology)

Kanji

抜

Readings: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ、 ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる

Meanings: slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

脱

Readings: ダツ、 ぬ.ぐ、 ぬ.げる

Meanings: undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off

Example Sentences

通(とお)りぬけ禁止(きんし)。

➥Access only.

風邪(かぜ)が抜(ぬ)けない。

➥I can't get rid of my cold.

前歯(まえば)が抜(ぬ)けました。

➥My front tooth fell out.

風邪(かぜ)は抜(ぬ)けない。

➥I can't get rid of my cold.

歯(は)が１本(ほん)抜(ぬ)けた。

➥One of my teeth came out.

彼(かれ)は森(もり)を通(とお)り抜(ぬ)けた。

➥He passed through the woods.