Japanese symbol for “omitting”
抜き
ぬき
Romaji: nuki
leaving out; omitting; skipping; dispensing with
In Japanese, omitting is 抜き, read ぬき (nuki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, n-suf leaving out; omitting; skipping; dispensing with
- suf (beating) in succession; in a row
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “omitting”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 割愛 | かつあい katsuai | omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping |
| オミット | オミット omitto | omitting; excluding; leaving out |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抜群 | ばつぐん batsugun | outstanding; excellent; exceptional |
| 選抜 | せんばつ senbatsu | selection; choice; picking out |
| 抜粋 | ばっすい bassui | extract; excerpt; selection |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす nukedasu | to slip out; to sneak away; to break free |
| 海抜 | かいばつ kaibatsu | height above sea level |
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.