noun

  1. byway, bypath, byroad, secret path, shortcut, way of escape.
  2. loophole, way out (of trouble), excuse.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
抜け道 ぬけみち
 
抜け路 ぬけみち
抜道
抜道 ぬけみち
抜路
抜路 ぬけみち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
road-way, street, district
みち ドウ ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび シュ おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)