undress, removing, escape from, get rid of
Also: be left out, take off
On'yomi (音読み)
- ダツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ぬ.ぐ
- ぬ.げる
About this kanji
The kanji 脱 means 'to undress,' 'to remove,' or 'to escape from' something. It is often used in verbs and nouns. For example, 脱出 (だっしゅつ) means 'escape,' 脱税 (だつぜい) refers to 'tax evasion,' and 脱退 (だったい) means 'withdrawal,' like leaving a group or organization. You will sometimes see this kanji in contexts involving getting rid of something or being left out of a situation. A common usage note is that 脱 is associated with actions that involve taking off or separating yourself from something.
Example sentences
脱皮して成長する昆虫を観察した。
I observed an insect shedding its skin to grow.
Meanings across languages
- English
- undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off
- Tiếng Việt
- cởi, gỡ bỏ, trốn thoát, vứt bỏ, bị bỏ sót, cởi ra
- 日本語
- 脱ぐ, 取り除く, 逃れる, 捨てる, 除外される, 外す
- 한국어
- 벗다, 제거, 탈출하다, 버리다, 빠지다, 떼다
- 中文
- 脱衣, 移除, 逃离, 摆脱, 被遗漏, 脱下
- id
- melepaskan
- th
- ถอด
- es
- desnudarse
- fr
- se déshabiller
- de
- entkleiden
- pt
- despir
Common compounds
- 脱出escape, getting away (from), getting out (of)
- 脱税tax evasion
- 脱退withdrawal (e.g. from an organization), secession, leaving
- 離脱withdrawal, secession, separation
- 逸脱deviation, departure, (accidental) omission
- 脱ぐto take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress
- 脱却ridding oneself, freeing oneself of, growing out of
- 脱水dehydration (removal of water), desiccation, evaporation
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