Japanese word

抜ける

Pronunciation

Romajinukeru

Meaning

  • verbbe missing

Example

この本はページが抜けています。ko no hon wa pē ji ga nu ke te i ma su

This book is missing a page.

Illustration for 抜ける (be missing)

More examples

名簿から一人分の名前が抜けています。mei bo ka ra hito ri bun no na mae ga nu ke te i ma su

One person's name is missing from the list.

Core concept

Describes something leaving its expected place or set, so it is no longer there, becomes loose, or gets out.

Common phrases

  • ページが抜けるpē ji ga nu ke ru

    a page is missing

  • 名簿から名前が抜けるmei bo ka ra na mae ga nu ke ru

    a name is missing from the list

Similar words

取れるtoreru: To become detached from where it was attached, often through contact or use.
外れるhazureru: To come loose or come off from a fixed or expected position.
なくなるnakunaru: To no longer exist or be available in a place where it was present.

Definition in Japanese

本などの一部が欠け、あるはずのものがなくなった状態になること。hon na do no ichi bu ga ka ke a ru ha zu no mo no ga na ku na tta jō tai ni na ru ko to

Word origin

抜ける (nukeru) is the intransitive counterpart of 抜く (nuku, "pull out"), expressing that something comes out or leaves its place without naming an agent.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, 抜ける (nukeru) applies to hair, teeth, buttons, and pages, so one verb covers several things that come out or go missing.

Other meanings

  • fall outverb
  • come outverb
  • escapeverb
  • come looseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 抜けnukemissing partnoun

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