JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 脱: "undress, removing, escape from"
The kanji 脱 means "undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ダツ in on'yomi and ぬ.ぐ, ぬ.げる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ダツ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぬ.ぐぬ.げる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 782 of 2,501 |
Common words with 脱
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 脱ぐto take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
- 脱出escape; getting away (from); getting out (of) · prolapse; proptosis
- 離脱withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
- 脱するto escape from; to get out
- 脱がすto take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
- 脱力loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
- 脱ぎ捨てるto throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to kick off (shoes) · to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
- 脱走escape; flight; breakout; fleeing
- 脱げるto come off; to slip down; to slip off
- 脱落dropping out; falling behind; falling by the wayside; desertion · omission; being left out; missing part
- 脱線derailment · digression; deviation
- 逸脱deviation; departure · (accidental) omission
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