抜く

ぬく

to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug

JLPT N3 Common word

Meanings

Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip
Suffix, Godan verb (-ku)
to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely
Godan verb (-ku), Transitive
to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty
to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract

All 15 meanings

to pilfer; to steal
to remove; to get rid of; to take out
to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to pierce; to break through; to go through
to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
to seize; to capture; to reduce
to scoop (a story)
to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
Godan verb (-ku)
to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating)SlangVulgar
to take (a photo); to record (video)Slang

Forms

	Plain	Polite
Present	抜くぬく	抜きますぬきます
Negative	抜かないぬかない	抜きませんぬきません
Past	抜いたぬいた	抜きましたぬきました
Past negative	抜かなかったぬかなかった	抜きませんでしたぬきませんでした

Te-form	抜いてぬいて
Potential	抜けるぬける
Passive	抜かれるぬかれる
Causative	抜かせるぬかせる
Volitional	抜こうぬこう
Imperative	抜けぬけ
Conditional (ば)	抜けばぬけば
Conditional (たら)	抜いたらぬいたら

Example sentences

腕うでの力ちからを抜ぬいて。

Relax your arm.
朝食ちょうしょくを抜ぬきました。

I skipped my breakfast.
トムは剣けんを抜ぬいた。

Tom drew the sword.
神経しんけいは抜ぬくのですか。

Are you going to remove the nerve?
昨日きのうは夕食ゆうしょくを抜ぬいた。

I didn't eat dinner last night.

More examples (10)

すばやく銃じゅうを抜ぬいた。

He quickly withdrew a gun.
虫歯むしばを抜ぬいてもらった。

I got my decayed tooth pulled out.
トムはよく食事しょくじを抜ぬく。

Tom often skips meals.
彼女かのじょは庭にわの雑草ざっそうを抜ぬいた。

She weeded the garden.
彼かれは歯はを抜ぬいてもらった。

He had his tooth pulled.
歯はを抜ぬいてもらったんだ。

I had a tooth pulled.
彼女かのじょは歯はを抜ぬいてもらった。

She had her tooth pulled.
彼かれはよく食事しょくじを抜ぬいていた。

He often skipped meals.
神経しんけいを抜ぬく必要ひつようがあります。

I have to remove your nerve.
神経しんけいを抜ぬいてもらいました。

I had the nerve removed from my tooth.