# 抜 — pull out; extract

抜 means “pull out; extract”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: バツ (batsu), ハツ (hatsu). Kun'yomi: ぬ(く) (nuku). You'll see it in words such as 抜き (nuki, “leaving out; omitting”).

- Meaning: pull out; extract
- On'yomi: バツ (batsu), ハツ (hatsu)
- Kun'yomi: ぬ(く) (nuku)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Hands at work 1

## How to remember 抜

Parts: 扌 hand · 友 friend

## Words with 抜

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 抜き | ぬき (nuki) | leaving out; omitting |
| 抜かす | ぬかす (nukasu) | to omit; to leave out |
| 抜く | ぬく (nuku) | to pull out; to draw out |

## Don't confuse it with

[変](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/strange/)

## More in the “Hands at work 1” set

[破](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/tear/) · [除](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/remove/) · [捕](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/catch/) · [採](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pick/) · [抜](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pull-out/) · [伸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/extend/) · [押](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/push/) · [抱](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hug/)

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