How to say 'Without' in Japanese | 抜き

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The Japanese word for Without is 'Nuki', written as 抜き in Japanese.'Without' in hiragana is ぬき.

word

抜き

Meaning

Without

Reading

ぬき

nuki

Kanji

抜Pluck, Extract

Explanation

The Japanese noun '抜き (ぬき)' means 'without' or 'excluding'. It is often used to indicate that something is omitted or left out. For example: let's have a meeting without formalities「形式抜きで会議をしましょう」(けいしきぬきでかいぎをしましょう). This dish is made without sugar「この料理は砂糖抜きです」(このりょうりはさとうぬきです). It can also be used in compound words to indicate the absence of something, such as '塩抜き (しおぬき)' meaning 'without salt'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5697

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 抜き

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

抜

Meaning

Pluck, Extract

Hiragana in the Word 抜き

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

き

Reading

Words Related to 抜き Through the Kanji 抜

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 抜 as well.

word

抜く

Meaning

Remove, Surpass

word

抜ける

Meaning

Escape, Come out

word

追い抜く

Meaning

Overtake

word

見抜く

Meaning

See through

word

栓抜き

Meaning

Bottle opener

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'Nuki' means 'Without' .

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