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ず抜ける (ずぬける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
stand out ; tower above ; be head and shoulders above
Describes someone or something that is markedly superior or prominent compared to others in a group. Often used with ～で or ～の中でも. Related to the more common ずば抜ける, which has a similar meaning.
See also: ずば抜ける
あの 選せん 手しゅ は 実じつ 力りょく が ず 抜ぬ け て いる 。
That player's ability is head and shoulders above the rest.
Written forms ず 抜ぬ ける
Standard modern spelling using kana for the prefix ず and kanji for 抜ける.
図ず 抜ぬ ける Usage 65%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern writing. Included for recognition.
頭ず 抜ぬ ける Usage 35%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern writing. Included for recognition.
Kanji 抜 slip out, extract, pull out 頭 head, counter for large animals Similar words ずば 抜ぬ ける More common and emphatic variant with the same meaning of 'to be outstanding'. ず抜ける is a slightly less common form.
抜ぬ きん 出で る Also means 'to excel' or 'to stand out', but is more formal and literary.
Etymology The prefix ず is an intensifier, possibly related to ずば (as in ずば抜ける). Combined with 抜ける (to come out, to be omitted), it conveys the idea of 'coming out ahead' or 'standing out from the rest'. The kanji forms 図抜ける and 頭抜ける are ateji.
