抽
抽 — Pluck
pluck, pull, extract, excel
On’yomiチュウ (chuu)
Kun’yomiひき- (hiki)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 抽
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抽選 | ちゅうせん chuusen | lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots) |
| 抽象 | ちゅうしょう chuushou | abstraction |
| 抽象的 | ちゅうしょうてき chuushouteki | abstract |
| 抽出 | ちゅうしゅつ chuushutsu | extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group) |
| 抽象化 | ちゅうしょうか chuushouka | abstraction |
| 抽象論 | ちゅうしょうろん chuushouron | an abstract argument |
Study notes
抽 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1437 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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