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抽
pull out · extract · draw (lottery) · abstract
N1On: ちゅうKun: ひく
Memory Aid
'Chuu' — You CHUUse to CHUU out the winning ticket in a lottery.
Imagine a **hand** (手) reaching down into a deep **drawer** (由, which looks like an opening with a divider) to **pull something out**.
Vocabulary
抽象ちゅうしょうabstract
抽出ちゅうしゅつextract, sample, pull out
抽選ちゅうせんlottery, drawing (of lots)
抽斗ひきだしdrawer
Example Sentences
抽象的な話はやめて、具体的な意見を聞かせてください。
Stop talking in abstractions and please tell me your concrete opinions.
コーヒー豆から香りの成分を抽出する。
Extract aromatic components from coffee beans.
彼はくじで一等の商品を抽選で当てた。
He won the first prize item in the lottery.
私は机の抽斗からペンを取り出した。
I took a pen out of the desk drawer.