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すっぱ抜く (すっぱぬく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
expose ; disclose ; uncover ; unmask
Used for revealing hidden scandals, secrets, or wrongdoing, often by investigative journalism or whistleblowing. Carries a nuance of digging up and making public something that was concealed.
内ない 部ぶ 告こく 発はつ 者しゃ が 会かい 社しゃ の 不ふ 正せい を すっぱ 抜ぬ く 決けつ 意い を し た 。
The whistleblower decided to disclose the company's misconduct.
Written forms すっぱ 抜ぬ く Usage 81%
Standard mixed kana-kanji spelling; the most common written form.
すっぱぬく Usage 13%
素す っ 破ぱ 抜ぬ く Usage 6%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the kanji 素っ破 are ateji for the sound すっぱ.
Kanji 抜 slip out, extract, pull out 素 elementary, principle, naked Similar words 暴ばく 露ろ する 暴露する is a more general term for exposing or revealing, while すっぱ抜く specifically implies uncovering and publicizing a hidden scandal or secret, often with a sense of investigative digging.
リークする リークする is a loanword for leaking information, often anonymously or unofficially. すっぱ抜く emphasizes active exposure, typically by media or investigators.
Etymology The word is a compound of すっぱ (an emphatic prefix or sound-symbolic element) and 抜く (to pull out, extract). The exact origin of すっぱ is uncertain, but it may be related to the idea of 'completely' or 'thoroughly', giving the sense of 'pulling something out into the open'. The kanji 素っ破 are ateji.
