Keyword
pull out
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig761
Old form
Readings
(93%)
ばっ
(3%)
ばつ
(2%)
Composed of
left hand
friend
Mnemonic

A true friend is someone that will always grab you by your hand and pull out out of any sticky situation.

Used in vocabulary (433 in total)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to draw a sword
to pierce through; to break through
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to run through; to run past
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to blow through; to blow across
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
idiotic; dolt; bonehead
to live through; to survive
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
selection; choice; picking out
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
drawing a sword; drawn sword
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to fight to the bitter end
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
to stick it out (until the end)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to think thoroughly
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
a foolish or stupid look
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
extract; excerpt; selection
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
to make a mistake
to uncork a bottle
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
to single out
drawing one's sword
to dye fast; to leave undyed
art of sword drawing
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
oversight; omission; mistake
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
discouragement; disappointment
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to tower above; to stand out
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to know thoroughly
fallen hair; combings; hair left on comb
die cutting; cutting with a cutter; shaping with a mold; cookie cutter
native-born; trueborn
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
height above sea level
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; becoming flat (e.g. beer, carbonated drinks); becoming stale
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
passing through; through passage
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
having missing teeth; toothlessness
to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
tournament; knockout competition
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to outrun; to run through to the end
stealthy footsteps
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
removal of stitches; removal of sutures
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
bottle opener; corkscrew
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
principal; main; important; fashionable
to pull teeth out; to extract a tooth
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
pincers; nail puller
stain removal
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation)
to explain away; to answer evasively
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
the very best; elite
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
selected (sports) team; picked team; all-star team; selection
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
extract; excerpt; selection
to tower above; to stand out
fool; blockhead
without having supper
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
(hair) tweezers; nippers
to lose interest; to slacken off
tooth extraction
weighing anchor; setting sail
to draw swords and face off
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
desalinating with water; salt removal
firm; steadfast; indomitable; unswerving; invincible
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)
back-and-forth; neck-and-neck
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
outstanding; superb
insertion-extraction; add-remove; swapping (e.g. plugs)
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to uncask; to open a barrel
extract; excerpt
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
stealthy footsteps
to pull out nostril hairs; to outwit; to fool
to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt
to select; to choose
overarm stroke (type of traditional Japanese swimming style)
tax excluded; excluding tax
'ra'-removed; the practice of dropping the 'ra' in potential forms like 'taberareru'
air of (deliberate) imperfection (esp. in make-up)
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free
evasion; an excuse
to be very shrewd; to be highly intelligent; to be very smart
refinement; style; sophistication
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
leaving temporarily; stepping out; going away for a while; camera focusing error (on a space between two objects)
scintillating; extraordinarily excellent
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to withdraw from a society; to quit an association; to give up one's membership of a society
(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free
extraction; withdrawal; evulsion; avulsion
to attack persistently
ear clearing; clearing the ears; equalizing pressure in the ears with external pressure
dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"
to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card; to use the ace up one's sleeve
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
any large, red, deep-water scorpionfish with big eyes; Matsubara's red rockfish (Sebastes matsubarae)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
eradication; drastic
indomitable perseverance; invincible fortitude
slipping out the back way with swindled goods
maneuver to draw a sword from its scabbard and cut immediately
to dance away
byway; bypass
to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis)
extract; excerpt
to get ripped off for every last penny
the very best; elite
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
extract; excerpt
to be at one's wit's end; to be in great trouble; to be at a loss
to refuse to compromise (on quality, etc.); to be fastidious about doing things the right way through to the end
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
artesian well; tapped well
novel; unconventional; cutting-edge
shrewd face; knowing look
to pierce through; to break through
geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans; (arch.) escape from a difficult situation; (arch.) stealthy footsteps
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
cutter (e.g. cookie cutter); punching die
to unsheathe one's sword
extract; excerpt
without compliments (greetings)
tweezers; forceps
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
outstanding popularity
to be balding in the front; to have a receding hairline
to blow through; to blow over; to blow itself out
runaway ninja; fugitive ninja
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
bottle opener; corkscrew
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to stick it out; to see it to the end
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
pilfered goods
sequential sampling inspection (with reposition)
great strength and energy (of a mighty hero); Herculean strength and vitality
fundamental reform; dramatic overhaul
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
decolorization; decolourization; decolorisation; decolourisation
extract; excerpt
jumping through a hoop
skimming a text
to extract (e.g. a passage from a book); to make an excerpt
punching (e.g. with a die); die cutting; removing a partition (wall); artesian well
refinement; style; sophistication
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
removing a partition (wall); straight through without interruption
to uproot; to pull out
to select; to choose
offprint; reprint
determined; steadfast; unswerving; unshakable
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
dropping the "ra" in the potential form of verbs formed with "-rareru"
shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.); ecdysis
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to explain away; to answer evasively
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
removing the astringent taste (from persimmons)
the very best; elite
pulling out one's hair; trichotillomania
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
determined; steadfast; unswerving; unshakable
artesian well; tapped well
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
pincers; nail puller
sudden dissolution of a legislature
to make a blunder; to blunder; (lit.) to have one's kettle stolen on a moonlit night
runaway ninja; fugitive ninja
pixel defect (on an LCD display, e.g. dead pixel)
air hole; air vent
tax excluded; excluding tax
extremely heavy drinker; insatiable drinker
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
forgetfulness; leaving things unfinished
to thin out (e.g. seedlings)
to dig through; to drill into; to excavate
counterattack while evading the opponent's attack (kendo)
price without taxes added; price before tax
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
pilferage
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
novel; unconventional; cutting-edge
unpadded kimono; 1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
(state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)
tweezers; forceps
punching (e.g. with a die); die cutting; removing a partition (wall); artesian well
to go through all sorts of hardships
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; native born; true born
scoring combination in a dealt hand that becomes worth more at the end of the game if the player's total score is above 88
molting; moulting
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
to startle someone; to make someone jump out of their skin; to take someone by surprise; (lit.) to pull someone's butt hair
skyrocketing (prices)
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
gutting (esp. a fish); gutted fish
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
hard-boiled egg; starchy water (from boiled rice)
to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate
blown-off roof Yamato-e painting technique; depiction of a building without its roof to show the interior
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
unlined in the back
(state of) having got rid of something (e.g. bad taste)
to blow through; to blow across
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
extract; excerpt; selection
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
going concern; stocks and all; goods and furniture included
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
desalinating with water; salt removal
overtaking; passing; pursuit (event)
refinement; style; sophistication
deep-rooted (suspicion, etc.)
evasion; an excuse
to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)
to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)
artesian well; tapped well
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
to fall out and be replaced; to shed; to moult (molt)
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
needle removal; needle withdrawal
stairwell; atrium; streamer; pennant
stairwell; atrium; streamer; pennant
stairwell; atrium; streamer; pennant
removing a partition (wall); straight through without interruption
offprint; reprint
offprint; reprint
offprint; reprint
to thin out (e.g. seedlings)
to uproot; to pull out
discharge printing; discharge style
price without taxes added; price before tax
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
selling out before the price drops (usu. shares); selling at the top of the market
tempura soba without the noodles; missing the vital element
nail removal; declawing
to startle someone; to make someone jump out of their skin; to take someone by surprise; (lit.) to pull someone's butt hair
uncommon; above average
by far; far and away; by all odds
drawn thread
papier mâché
banner (headlines)
pentatonic scale
eradication of (sources of) evil; laying the ax to the root of evil
excerpt; selection
slip stitch (crochet)
to be transparent; to be penetrable
a Buddha or Bodhisattva taking away suffering and conferring peace
self-removal of stitches (esp. of pets, animals); self-extraction of sutures
missing important things here and there; full of gaps
National Invitational High-School Baseball Tournament; Spring Koshien
cutouts (of coloured paper)
cutouts (of coloured paper)
draft (in casting); amount of taper for molded or cast parts
1st day of the 4th month of the lunisolar calendar
incomplete translation; untranslated passage
the skies open up; to rain cats and dogs
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
scoop; exclusive news
declawing; onychectomy
Sebastes iracundus (species of rockfish)
trumpet honeysuckle; Lonicera sempervirens
Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus)
bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)
bluering angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis)
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I feel like I can walk through fire.
He often skipped meals.