takes genitive case の, noun

  1. native-born, trueborn.
  2. (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.), career (e.g. diplomat).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
生え抜き はえぬき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (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)