Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to outwit, to outmaneuver, to steal a march on, to get the jump on, to anticipate, to forestall.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
出し抜く だしぬく
 
 
 
出しぬく だしぬく
 
 
 
だし抜く だしぬく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

exit, leave, go out
で.る だ.す シュツ (1st, N5)
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く バツ ぬき (7th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)