Japanese symbol for “blanking”
打ち抜き
うちぬき
Romaji: uchinuki
punching (e.g. with a die); die cutting; blanking
In Japanese, blanking is 打ち抜き, read うちぬき (uchinuki).
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Meanings
- n punching (e.g. with a die); die cutting; blanking
- n removing a partition (wall)
- n artesian well
Written forms: 打ち抜き、打抜き. Readings: うちぬき.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blanking”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ブランキング | ブランキング burankingu | blanking |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打つ | うつ utsu | to hit; to strike; to knock |
| 打撃 | だげき dageki | blow; shock; strike |
| 打ち上げ | うちあげ uchiage | launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; shooting off (fireworks) |
| 安打 | あんだ anda | safe hit |
| 打破 | だは daha | breaking down; defeating; abolishing |
| 打線 | だせん dasen | batting line-up; batting order |
| 抜群 | ばつぐん batsugun | outstanding; excellent; exceptional |
| 抜き | ぬき nuki | leaving out; omitting; skipping |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.