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抜かる (ぬかる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
make a mistake ; slip up ; be careless
Intransitive verb meaning to make a careless mistake or leave an opening through inattention. It is less everyday than 間違える or ミスする and is common in cautionary expressions such as 抜かるな, 'don't slip up.'
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Don't let your guard down until the end. Don't slip up.
Written forms 抜ぬ かる Usage 39%
Attested kanji spelling with the reading ぬかる. Often encountered in admonitions such as 抜かるな.
ぬかる Usage 61%
Kanji 抜 slip out, extract, pull out Similar words 間ま 違ちが える A broad everyday transitive verb for making a mistake; 抜かる more strongly suggests carelessness or a lapse in attention.
失しっ 敗ぱい する Means to fail or be unsuccessful in general; 抜かる focuses on a preventable slip or oversight.
抜ぬ かりない An adjective meaning careful, thorough, or leaving no gap; it is semantically related as the negative-quality counterpart to 抜かる.
Etymology The historical derivation is uncertain. The spelling uses 抜, a kanji associated with pulling out, omission, or something being missing, which fits the idea of a lapse or oversight.
