Meanings
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
1. to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
2. to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, く)
3. to do to the end; to carry through
Verb (5-dan, く, transitive)
4. to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty
5. to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract
6. to pilfer; to steal
7. to remove; to get rid of; to take out
8. to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of
9. to pierce; to break through; to go through
also written 貫く
10. to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
11. to seize; to capture; to reduce
12. to scoop (a story)
13. to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
Verb (5-dan, く)
Slang
Vulgar
14. to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating)
15. to take (a photo); to record (video)
Pitch accent
Top 9600
Used in vocabulary (58 in total)
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
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
Examples (16 in total)
He stuck to his promise.
He often skipped meals.
Why do you skip lunch every day?