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抜ける

ぬける

to come out, fall out

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Examples

  1. 歯が抜けました。

    はがぬけました。

    A tooth came out.

  2. 最近、髪がよく抜けます。

    さいきん、かみがよくぬけます。

    Lately a lot of my hair is falling out.

  3. このトンネルを抜けると、海が見えます。

    このとんねるをぬけると、うみがみえます。

    When you come out of this tunnel, you can see the sea.

Common patterns

歯が抜ける
a tooth falls out
力が抜ける
to go limp, lose strength
トンネルを抜ける
to come out of a tunnel

Memory tip

抜ける means something that was stuck in place comes free — a tooth, a hair, a cork. With a place as object it means passing right through and out the other side.

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