抜け道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抜 道
ぬ
Grade: S 		みち
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
拔け道 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 抜(ぬ)け (nuke, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 抜(ぬ)ける (nukeru).) + 道(みち) (michi).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ぬけみち [nùkémíchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [nɯ̟ke̞mʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

抜(ぬ)け道(みち) • (nukemichi) 

  1. obscure, less-traveled road; byway
    Synonyms: 裏道 (uramichi), 間道 (kandō)
  2. loophole (means of escape)

See also

  • (byway): 本道(ほんどう) (hondō): main road

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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