without; leaving out; omitting
Used as a noun or suffix meaning something is done without the specified thing. Common in phrases like ～抜きで (without ~) or ～は抜きにして (leaving ~ aside).
I went to school today without eating breakfast.
Let's proceed with today's meeting without him.
冗談は抜きにして、本題に入ろう。
Joking aside, let's get down to business.
Suffix used after a number of people to indicate beating or defeating them one after another. Often seen in competitive contexts like sports or games.
彼は5人抜きを達成した。
He achieved a five-in-a-row victory.
将棋で3人抜きした。
I beat three opponents in a row at shogi.
彼は五人抜きで優勝した。
He won the tournament by beating five opponents in a row.
Let's skip the preamble and get straight to the main topic.
This is the price excluding tax.
なし is a plain, general word for "without/none," whereas 抜き is more idiomatic and typically attaches to a specific item being omitted, as in 朝食抜き or 冗談抜き.
税抜き (tax excluded) is the direct opposite of 税込み (tax included): 抜き marks something left out, while 込み marks something included.
抜き is the noun/suffix form (as in 塩抜き or 三人抜き), while 抜く is the underlying verb meaning "to pull out" or "to omit/surpass," so they share meaning but differ in part of speech.
Standard kanji spelling; frequently used in compounds and as a suffix.
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and when the kanji is not needed for clarity.
Derived from the verb 抜く (ぬく, 'to pull out, omit') as its continuative form, functioning as a noun or suffix.
clipping; cutting; scrap · cut-out; paper cut-out · video clip; clip
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke · sudden; unannounced; without warning
headhunting; poaching; hiring away · quick costume change; pulling off outer robe · drawing; cold drawing
knockout tournament; elimination tournament
addition and deletion; insertion and removal · taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging · making do; getting by; managing
native-born; born and raised · career; lifer; from the start
overtaking; passing · pursuit (event)
pick out; single out; select · extract; draw out; pull out; distill
pull out; draw out; extract; remove · pick out; take a sample; extract · steal contents; pilfer; pickpocket
surpass; excel; stand out · tower above; rise prominently
tweezers; nippers
turnkey business; fully equipped; as-is with fixtures
unpadded kimono; kimono without cotton padding · first day of the fourth month (lunar calendar)
hollowing out; scooping out; gouging; drilling
the very best; elite; select
bottle opener; corkscrew
ra-removed; dropping ra in potential forms
outlining; hollowing out · cutting out the middleman; dealing directly · skinning the cat · subcontracting with a kickback
corkscrew
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold · cookie cutter
desalination; salt removal; soaking out salt
die blade; cutting die
cutter; punching die
overarm stroke (traditional Japanese swimming)
counterattack while evading (kendo)