JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 抽: "pluck, pull, extract"
The kanji 抽 means "pluck, pull, extract, excel". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read チュウ in on'yomi and ひき- 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)
チュウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ひき-
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 | pluck, pull, extract, excel |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1437 of 2,501 |
Common words with 抽
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 抽出extraction; abstraction · selection (from a group); sampling
- 抽象的abstract
- 抽選lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
- 抽送in and out movement (esp. during intercourse); pistoning
- 抽象abstraction
- 抽象画abstract painting
- 抽象化abstraction
- 抽選会lottery (event); raffle; draw
- 抽象性abstractness; abstraction
- 抽出物extract (from)
- 抽象概念abstract concept; abstraction; abstract idea
- 抽出法sampling (e.g. for a survey) · extraction method
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