# 脱 — take off; escape

脱 means “take off; escape”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: ダツ (datsu). Kun'yomi: ぬ(ぐ) (nugu). You'll see it in words such as 脱ぐ (nugu, “to take off; to undress”).

- Meaning: take off; escape
- On'yomi: ダツ (datsu)
- Kun'yomi: ぬ(ぐ) (nugu)
- Strokes: 11
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 脱

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 兌 exchange

## Words with 脱

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 脱ぐ | ぬぐ (nugu) | to take off; to undress |

## Don't confuse it with

[説](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/explain/) · [税](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tax/) · [悦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ecstasy/) · [呪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/curse/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[提](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/propose/) · [摘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pluck/) · [振](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shake/) · [脱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-off/) · [締](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tighten/) · [執](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cling-to/) · [削](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shave/) · [載](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/load/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-off/. Last updated 2026-11-01.