抜く (ぬく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

抜く (ぬく) means to pull out / to omit / to draw out.

See example sentences below.

抜く at a glance

抜く

ぬくnuku

N3verb

to pull out / to omit / to draw out

抜くぬくnukuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to pull out / to omit / to draw out

Example 1

虫を針から抜いた。

Translation

I pulled the insect out of the needle.

Example 2

時間を抜いて話そう。

Translation

Let's skip some time and talk.