Meaning

Primary

Idiot

Alternative

Dumb

Word Type

noun, な adjective

Explanation

抜く is "to extract." If you extract yourself for an interval of time from the world, you won't learn anything and become an idiot.

Reading

まぬけ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings come from the reading of and from 抜く.

Context

Context Sentences

彼に間抜けな田舎者のお上りさんだと思われたくないの。

I don’t want him to think of me as a stupid country bumpkin.

Kanji Composition