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抜かる (ぬかる, nukaru) Japanese meaning: make a mistake | Kotomora
Common word› Conjugation 抜かる · godan verb (-ru)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 抜ぬ かる 抜ぬ からない Polite 抜ぬ かります 抜ぬ かりません Past polite 抜ぬ かりました 抜ぬ かりませんでした Past 抜ぬ かった 抜ぬ からなかった Te-form 抜ぬ かって 抜ぬ からないで Desire 抜ぬ かりたい 抜ぬ かりたくない Potential 抜ぬ かれる 抜ぬ かれない Passive 抜ぬ かられる 抜ぬ かられない Causative 抜ぬ からせる 抜ぬ からせない Causative passive 抜ぬ からせられる also 抜ぬ からされる 抜ぬ からせられない also 抜ぬ からされない Volitional 抜ぬ かろう Polite volitional 抜ぬ かりましょう Imperative 抜ぬ かれ 抜ぬ かるな Conditional 抜ぬ かれば 抜ぬ からなければ Tara conditional 抜ぬ かったら 抜ぬ からなかったら
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We cannot afford to slip up here.
Don't let your guard down until the end. Don't slip up.
Kanji 抜 slip out, extract, pull out Related words 間違える is the broad, everyday verb for making any kind of mistake, while 抜かる specifically implies a lapse of attention or carelessness.
失敗する means to fail or be unsuccessful in general, whereas 抜かる points to a preventable slip caused by inattention.
油断する describes letting one's guard down, which is the mental state that often leads to 抜かる, a resulting careless mistake.
Don't confuse with 抜ける (to come out, slip out) shares the kanji 抜 with 抜かる but describes something physically coming loose, not making a careless mistake.
抜かす means to omit or skip something, while 抜かる means to slip up carelessly; the two are easy to mix up due to their similar spelling and sound.
抜かる looks and sounds similar to 抜く but means to make a careless mistake or blunder, whereas 抜く means to pull something out or carry an action through to completion.
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%
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.
