バツ, ハツ, ハイ, ぬ.く, ぬ.く, ぬ.き, ぬ.ける, ぬ.かす, ぬ.かる, ぬき

slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

JLPT3 G7 S7 F726

As per # (split away) + hand/action indicator → split an object in plucking/pulling it upward → *pluck/pull out*. Extended meanings include *come off*, *fall out*, *select*, *surpass*, *remove* (an obstacle), *escape*, *omit*, *leave out*, *go/do without*, *be missing*, *error* and *see through to the very end*.

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