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Kanji Detail for 脱 - "to remove, to escape"

脱

  • Meaning

    脱 means "to remove, to escape." Also associated with to come off.

    1. To remove - To take off clothing being worn.

    2. To come off - To fall off; to slip out.

    3. To escape - To get away; to flee.

    4. Careless - Rough; crude; negligent.

    5. If - Supposing; in case.

    6. Relaxed - "Datsudatsu" means a relaxed manner.

  • Words using 脱

    • 脱税 だつぜい Listen tax evasion
    • 離脱 りだつ Listen withdrawal; secession; separation
    • 脱出 だっしゅつ Listen escape; getting away (from); getting out (of)
    • 脱退 だったい Listen withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving
    • 脱皮 だっぴ Listen ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing
    • 脱却 だっきゃく Listen ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of
    • 脱する だっする Listen to escape from; to get out
    • 脱水 だっすい Listen dehydration (removal of water); desiccation; evaporation

  • Four-character idioms with 脱

    • 円滑洒脱 えんかつしゃだつ Listen being smooth, free and easy; refined and unconventional
    • 円転滑脱 えんてんかつだつ Listen suave; tactful; smooth
    • 杜撰脱漏 ずさんだつろう Listen careless (slipshod) and with many omissions
    • 滑稽洒脱 こっけいしゃだつ Listen smooth-talking and polished; witty; free, easy, and urbane
    • 脱米入亜 だつべいにゅうあ Listen away from America, toward Asia (as a political policy, etc.)
    • 軽妙洒脱 けいみょうしゃだつ Listen witty; smart and polished

  • Tattoo check: 脱

    • Verified meaning: to remove, to escape
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read だつ)
    • Also carries these associations: to come off

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 脱

    Surnames 脱(だつ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    undress; removing; escape from; get rid of; be left out; take off

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    take off

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to take off, to shed; to escape from

  • Onyomi

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    datsu(ダツ) ダツ

  • Kunyomi

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    nu.gu(ぬ-ぐ) ぬ-ぐ

    nugeru(ぬ-げる) ぬ-げる

  • Strokes

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    11 strokes

  • Radical

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    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    to remove to come off to escape if loose relaxed to undress to omit shed strip flee break free discard drop extract leave slip off withdraw

Sentences including 脱

  • That is how he got out of danger.

  • In japan people take off their shoes when they enter a house.

  • You need not take off your shoes.

  • Three men broke out of prison yesterday.

  • Do i have to take off my shoes here?

  • Sometimes i get out of line.

  • He took off his coat.

  • That is how he got out of danger.

  • Take off your coat.

  • Please take off your hat.

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