How to say 'Escape' or 'Come out' in Japanese | 抜ける

word

Meaning

Escape, Come out

Reading

Kanji

抜Pluck, Extract

Explanation

The Japanese verb '抜ける (ぬける)' has two primary meanings. The first is 'to come out' or 'to be removed', often used when something is extracted or falls out from a place it was previously held. For example: the cork came out of the bottle「コルクが瓶から抜けた」(コルクがびんからぬけた). The second meaning is 'to escape' or 'to slip away', often implying a sense of leaving unnoticed or avoiding something. For example: he escaped from the meeting「彼は会議から抜けた」(かれはかいぎからぬけた). The verb can also imply a sense of something being missing or lacking, as in 'the energy is gone'「元気が抜けている」(げんきがぬけている).

Part Of Speech

verb

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1772

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting