抜け出る・脱け出る|ぬけでるnukederu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
抜け出る抜け出る（ぬけでる） is the more common written form and the one beginners should normally choose when writing this word.
脱け出る脱け出る（ぬけでる） is a less common written variant; recognize it, but prefer 抜け出る（ぬけでる） when writing.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto slip out; to steal out
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto excel; to stand out
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 抜け出る（ぬけでる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 抜け出ます（ぬけでます） |
| Negative (nai) | 抜け出ない（ぬけでない） |
| polite (masen) | 抜け出ません（ぬけでません） |
| classical zu / nu | 抜け出ず・抜け出ぬ（ぬけでず・ぬけでぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 抜け出た（ぬけでた） |
| polite (mashita) | 抜け出ました（ぬけでました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 抜け出なかった（ぬけでなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 抜け出ませんでした（ぬけでませんでした） |
| Te form | 抜け出て（ぬけでて） |
| Potential | 抜け出られる（ぬけでられる） |
| Passive | 抜け出られる（ぬけでられる） |
| Causative | 抜け出させる（ぬけでさせる） |
| Causative passive | 抜け出させられる（ぬけでさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 抜け出れば（ぬけでれば） |
| tara | 抜け出たら（ぬけでたら） |
| Volitional | 抜け出よう（ぬけでよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 抜け出ましょう（ぬけでましょう） |
| Imperative | 抜け出ろ（ぬけでろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym抜け出すぬけだすNeutralThe everyday word for slipping out or breaking free: stresses leaving secretly or getting out of a tight spot. More common in daily use than 「抜け出る」.
- Synonym脱出だっしゅつNeutralGetting out of a dangerous situation, as in 「窮地を脱出する」.
- Synonym抜けるぬけるNeutralEveryday word for things coming off or falling out, or for passing through something.
- Synonym抜き出るぬきでるWrittenWritten and rare; excelling, standing a cut above the rest — the same 'stand out' sense as 「抜け出る」.
- Related逃げ出すにげだすNeutralTo flee or bolt: it can be a panicked dash out or a quiet slip away, but has none of 「抜け出る」's sense of standing out.
- Related逃げるにげるNeutralThe most common everyday word for running away; stresses dodging a pursuer or shirking responsibility, with the broadest range of all.
- Related逃走とうそうWrittenWritten; the act of fleeing itself, mostly in news reports on crime.
- Related逃亡とうぼうWrittenWritten; fleeing and then hiding one's whereabouts, as in 「国外へ逃亡する」.
- Related逃れるのがれるWrittenWritten; getting clear of danger or dodging responsibility, as in 「責任を逃れる」.
- Related脱走だっそうWrittenWritten; breaking out of a place that confines you, such as a prison or army camp.
- Related逃避とうひWrittenWritten; evading difficulties you ought to face, as in 「現実逃避」.
- Related免れるまぬがれるWrittenWritten; escaping disaster or punishment unscathed, as in 「難を免れる」.
- Related退散たいさんWrittenWritten; a crowd dispersing, or demons being driven off.
- RelatedトンズラCasualColloquial slang for sneaking off, with a joking tone, as in 「トンズラする」.
- RelatedエスケープCasualColloquial loanword for escaping or skipping class; also the Esc key on a computer.
- Related逸走いっそうWrittenWritten; mostly a racehorse veering off course or a vehicle straying onto the wrong track.
- Related雲隠れくもがくれWrittenWritten; suddenly vanishing and going into hiding, as in 「雲隠れした社長」.
- Related出奔しゅっぽんWrittenWritten and old-fashioned; running away from home or eloping.
- Related逃げ失せるにげうせるCasualColloquial; fleeing clean out of sight, with a contemptuous tone.
- Related逃げ走るにげはしるNeutralBolting into a run; stresses the headlong dash, more panicked than 「抜け出る」.
- Related遁走とんそうWrittenWritten and rare; fleeing — a synonym of 「逃走」.
- Related逃散ちょうさんWrittenWritten; in Japanese history, farmers abandoning their fields to flee heavy taxes.
- Related逃げ去るにげさるNeutralFleeing and vanishing from the spot, as in 「犯人が逃げ去る」.
- Related奔逸ほんいつWrittenWritten and rare; galloping wildly away, or acting unrestrained.
- Antonym入り込むはいりこむNeutralAntonym: burrowing or going inside — the opposite of 「抜け出る」's slipping out.
For slipping out quietly or standing out from the crowd, use 「抜け出る」; it leans written/formal, as in 「会議を抜け出る」. In everyday speech 「抜け出す」 is the usual choice. For running away, use 「逃げ出す」; for getting out of danger, 「脱出」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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