Japanese word

抜き

Pronunciation

Romajinuki

Meaning

  • nounwithout

Example

砂糖抜きでお願いします。sa tō nu ki de o nega i shi ma su

Without sugar, please.

Illustration for 抜き (without)

More examples

前置き抜きで、本題から始めましょう。mae o ki nu ki de hon dai ka ra haji me ma shō

Let us skip the preliminaries and get to the main point.

Core concept

Marks something as intentionally left out while the rest of an item or action remains unchanged.

Common phrases

  • 砂糖抜きsa tō nu ki

    without sugar

  • わさび抜きwa sa bi nu ki

    without wasabi

  • 冗談抜きでjō dan nu ki de

    seriously

Similar words

なしnashi: The state of having no specified ingredient or feature included.
除外jogai: The act of leaving an item outside a group, plan, or range.
省略shōryaku: The act of leaving out part of a word, statement, or process.

Definition in Japanese

あるものを加えず、または含めずに扱うこと。a ru mo no o kuwa e zu ma ta wa fuku me zu ni atsuka u ko to

Word origin

抜き (nuki) is the noun form of 抜く (nuku, "to pull out"), whose meaning extends to leaving something out.

Usage tips

  • In everyday requests, a noun followed by 抜き (nuki) specifies that an ingredient or feature is left out, as in 砂糖抜き (satō nuki).

Opposites

  • 入りiriwith ___noun

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