Ichidan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to come out, to fall out, to be omitted, to be missing, to escape, to come loose.
  2. to fade, to discolor.
  3. to wear a hole (e.g. clothes).
  4. to leave (e.g. a meeting).
  5. to be clear, to be transparent (e.g. of the sky).
  6. to be stupid, to be absentminded, to be careless, to be inattentive. Usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている.
  7. Computer terminology.to exit (a program loop).

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

  1. to go through, to pass through, to give way, to collapse.
  2. Messages.hanaf.to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
抜ける ぬける
 
 
脱ける ぬける

Contained Kanji Breakdown

slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く バツ ぬき (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)