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あく抜け (あくぬけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
removal of harshness ; getting rid of unpleasant taste or smell
Refers to the state or process of removing astringency, bitterness, or gamey flavor from food, or figuratively, losing roughness or coarseness in a person or thing.
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His paintings have become more refined lately.
Written forms あく 抜ぬ け Usage 50%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; あく is often written in kana.
あくぬけ Usage 50%
灰汁あく 抜ぬ け
Full kanji spelling; less common but still used, especially in cooking contexts.
Kanji 抜 slip out, extract, pull out 灰 ashes, puckery juice, cremate Similar words あく あく is the harshness or astringency itself; あく抜け is the state or process of that harshness being removed.
あく 抜ぬ き あく抜き is the act of removing harshness (transitive), while あく抜け is the resulting state or intransitive process.
Etymology Compound of あく (harshness, astringency) and 抜け (coming out, removal), from the verb 抜ける (to come out).
