Translation guide
The English word 'extract' has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common uses: removing something from somewhere, obtaining information, and a concentrated substance.
To take something out of something else, often with some effort or a tool.
General verb for pulling out, extracting, or removing something from inside something else. Works for teeth, plugs, weeds, etc.
歯を抜いてもらった。
I had a tooth extracted.
Pull out weeds.
To take something out, often from a container or storage. Emphasizes the action of bringing something out.
I took out my wallet from my bag.
Take ingredients out of the fridge.
To pull out with force, like pulling a sword from a sheath or uprooting a plant. More forceful than 抜く.
He drew his sword.
To get specific information from a larger source, such as a text, database, or person.
To extract or pull out specific parts from a whole, like quotes from a text or data from a list.
I extracted the key points from the article.
Formal term for extracting or abstracting. Common in technical, academic, or business contexts.
Extract data.
To quote or cite. Used specifically when extracting a passage or statement from a source.
I quoted a passage from his speech.
A substance obtained by processing a natural material, like vanilla extract or plant extract.
抜く implies pulling something out that is embedded or stuck, like a tooth or a nail. 取り出す is more general for taking something out of a container or space. For extracting information, 抜き出す is common, while 抽出する is formal.
アンケート結果から傾向を抽出した。
We extracted trends from the survey results.
Green tea extract has antioxidant properties.