引ひっこ抜ぬく

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

pull out; extract; uproot

Forceful or abrupt pulling out, often with a single strong motion. More colloquial and emphatic than 引き抜く. Used for removing objects that are stuck or rooted, like weeds, nails, or plugs.

Written forms

引ひっこ抜ぬくUsage87%
Standard kanji spelling. The っこ is a colloquial intensifier, giving a more forceful or abrupt nuance compared to 引き抜く.
ひっこぬくUsage13%
All-kana spelling, used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
ひっこ抜ぬく
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, common in casual writing.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
抜slip out, extract, pull out

Similar words

引ひき抜ぬく
The standard, less colloquial equivalent. 引っこ抜く adds a forceful, abrupt nuance and is more common in casual speech. 引き抜く is used in both physical extraction and personnel poaching, but 引っこ抜く emphasizes the vigor or suddenness of the action.

Etymology

Compound of 引く (hiku, 'pull') with the colloquial intensifier っこ (kko) and 抜く (nuku, 'extract'). The っこ element adds a sense of forcefulness or abruptness, similar to other colloquial verbs like 押っこ抜く or 取っこ抜く.