Vocabulary

What does 抜ける (ぬける, nukeru) mean?

抜ける (ぬける, nukeru) means to fall out, to come out; to be missing, to be left out.

Quick facts
Readingぬける
Romajinukeru
Part of speechichidan verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ぬける
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonnukeru

to fall out, to come out; to be missing, to be left out

  1. 1ichidan verb · intransitive to come out; to fall out; to be omitted
  2. 2ichidan verb · intransitive to fade; to discolour
  3. 3ichidan verb · intransitive to wear a hole (e.g. clothes)
  4. 4ichidan verb · intransitive to leave (e.g. a meeting)
  5. 5ichidan verb · intransitive to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky)

Example sentences

  • Lately my hair has been falling out a lot.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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