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Kotomora

脱

undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • ダツ

Kun'yomi

  • ぬ.ぐ
  • ぬ.げる

Meaning

脱 centers on removing or separating something from where it was attached: taking off clothes, getting rid of a burden, escaping a situation, or being left out of a group.

Most common words using 脱

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  • 脱毛だつもう

    hair loss

  • 脱出だっしゅつ
    N1

    escape; getting away (from); getting out (of)

  • 脱ぐぬぐ
    N5

    to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

  • 離脱りだつ

    withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

  • 脱だつ

    de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

  • 脱走だっそう
    N1

    escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion

  • 脱退だったい
    N1

    withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out

  • 脱げるぬげる

    to come off; to slip down; to slip off

  • 脱獄だつごく

    escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak

  • 脱落だつらく
    N1

    dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside; desertion

  • 脱線だっせん
    N2

    derailment

  • 脱がすぬがす

    to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress

  • 脱却だっきゃく

    ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing

  • 脱水だっすい
    N1

    dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; evaporation

  • 逸脱いつだつ

    deviation; departure

  • 脱するだっする
    N1

    to escape from; to get out

  • 脱税だつぜい
    N1

    tax evasion

  • 脱衣だつい
    N1

    undressing; taking off one's clothes; stripping

  • 脱糞だっぷん

    defecation; excretion; bowel movement

  • 脱力だつりょく

    loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

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Study

Etymology

脱 combines ⺼ (flesh/body) with 兑, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of removing or taking off. The character originally referred to stripping flesh from bone, later generalizing to undressing and escaping.

Meaning mnemonic

The flesh radical ⺼ suggests the body, and 兑 looks like a person pulling something off. Imagine peeling off a tight shirt: the body is freed as the clothing is removed.

Reading mnemonic

For ダツ, picture a person dashing out of their clothes to escape: dash -> ダツ, and the body is suddenly free.