Kanji 抽: pluck, pull, extract, excel

Key takeaways

Kanji 抽: pluck, pull, extract, excel. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

抽

Meaning

pluckpullextractexcel

On reading

チュウ

Kun reading

ひき-

Radical

手

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 抽

pluck, pull, extract, excel

Kanji structure breakdown

抽

Structure breakdown

扌 + 由

Mnemonic story

Imagine using your hand (扌) to pull something out from its source or origin (由). It represents the action of extracting or pulling out the core from a starting point.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チュウ

抽選ちゅうせん
lottery / drawing lots / raffle
抽象ちゅうしょう
abstract / conceptual

Commonly used words

抽選
ちゅうせん
lottery / drawing lots / raffle
抽象
ちゅうしょう
abstract / conceptual

Example sentences

Example 1

コンサートのチケットは抽選で当たった。

Translation

I won the concert tickets in a lottery.

Example 2

抽選で決まったので結果を待っています。

Translation

The result will come after the drawing, so I'm waiting.

Example 3

この絵は抽象的なデザインです。

Translation

This painting has an abstract design.

Example 4

抽象的な考え方を学びました。

Translation

I learned abstract thinking.

Kanji 抽: pluck, pull, extract, excel

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

抽選 (ちゅうせん): meaning and examples

抽象 (ちゅうしょう): meaning and examples