Japanese symbol for “unplug”
抜く
ぬく
Romaji: nuku
to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug
In Japanese, unplug is 抜く, read ぬく (nuku).
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
- v5k, vt to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
- v5k, vt to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip
- suf, v5k to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to do completely; to do severely
- v5k, vt to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty
- v5k, vt to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract
- v5k, vt to pilfer; to steal
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抜群 | ばつぐん batsugun | outstanding; excellent; exceptional |
| 抜き | ぬき nuki | leaving out; omitting; skipping |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “unplug”.
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.