〜抜く

〜ぬく nuku

do to the very end; see through; do thoroughly

Formation

Verb-stem + 抜く

Chinese meanings

坚持到底；彻底

Chinese formation

动词ます形去ます＋抜く

Chinese usage

表示克服困难完成，或彻底做到某种程度。

Chinese notes

常用于走完、想透、坚持等。

Examples

Furigana

足あしを痛いためていたが、彼かれは最さい後ごまで走はしり抜ぬいた。
Although he had hurt his leg, he ran all the way to the finish.
虽然伤了脚，他还是坚持跑到了最后。
悩なやみ抜ぬいた末すえに出だした結けつ論ろんなので、後こう悔かいはない。
It's a conclusion I reached after thinking it through thoroughly, so I have no regrets.
这是苦苦思考后得出的结论，所以我不后悔。
チームは苦くるしい試し合あいで一いっ点てんのリードを守まもり抜ぬいた。
The team held on to its one-point lead through a tough game.
球队在艰难比赛中把一分的领先优势保持到了最后。

Notes

Stresses finishing something hard despite difficulty, or doing it to the fullest (考え抜く, 生き抜く).

#completion#emphasis

Related N2 grammar

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('nuku');

{
  "id": "nuku",
  "pattern": "〜抜く",
  "reading": "〜ぬく",
  "romaji": "nuku",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "do to the very end; see through; do thoroughly",
  "formation": "Verb-stem + 抜く",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "足を痛めていたが、彼は最後まで走り抜いた。",
      "furigana": "{足|あし}を{痛|いた}めていたが、{彼|かれ}は{最後|さいご}まで{走|はし}り{抜|ぬ}いた。",
      "en": "Although he had hurt his leg, he ran all the way to the finish."
    },
    {
      "ja": "悩み抜いた末に出した結論なので、後悔はない。",
      "furigana": "{悩|なや}み{抜|ぬ}いた{末|すえ}に{出|だ}した{結論|けつろん}なので、{後悔|こうかい}はない。",
      "en": "It's a conclusion I reached after thinking it through thoroughly, so I have no regrets."
    },
    {
      "ja": "チームは苦しい試合で一点のリードを守り抜いた。",
      "furigana": "チームは{苦|くる}しい{試合|しあい}で{一点|いってん}のリードを{守|まも}り{抜|ぬ}いた。",
      "en": "The team held on to its one-point lead through a tough game."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "completion",
    "emphasis"
  ],
  "notes": "Stresses finishing something hard despite difficulty, or doing it to the fullest (考え抜く, 生き抜く).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "58cda55e735bc4335c0c1771c7af1c49a215a741862ed62eea7da6c7cfb22c31",
    "meanings": [
      "坚持到底",
      "彻底"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形去ます＋抜く",
    "explanation": "表示克服困难完成，或彻底做到某种程度。",
    "notes": "常用于走完、想透、坚持等。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "足を痛めていたが、彼は最後まで走り抜いた。",
        "zh": "虽然伤了脚，他还是坚持跑到了最后。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "悩み抜いた末に出した結論なので、後悔はない。",
        "zh": "这是苦苦思考后得出的结论，所以我不后悔。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "チームは苦しい試合で一点のリードを守り抜いた。",
        "zh": "球队在艰难比赛中把一分的领先优势保持到了最后。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#nuku",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "bdf5fe8795d6b28c564bfa904367f059b15dd1d542ee292d08406ba9f392d1a4"
  }
}