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引ん抜く (ひんぬく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ku)
pull out ; uproot ; extract
Emphatic or forceful version of 抜く (to pull out). Often implies yanking something out with effort, such as a tooth, weed, or plug. Colloquial and somewhat rough.
にわ
の
雑ざっ
草そう
を
ひん
抜ぬ
く
の
に
半はん
日にち
かかっ
た
。
It took half a day to pull out the weeds in the garden.
Written forms 引ひ ん 抜ぬ く
Standard kanji spelling; the ん is inserted for euphony.
ひん 抜ぬ く
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
Kanji 抜 slip out, extract, pull out Etymology Derived from 引く (ひく, to pull) + 抜く (ぬく, to pull out) with an epenthetic ん (ん insertion) for euphony and emphasis. The exact historical development is uncertain, but it is a colloquial formation.
