Translation guide
The English word 'extract' has several distinct meanings. This guide covers the most common uses: removing something from somewhere, obtaining information, and a concentrated substance.
To take something out of something else, often with some effort or a tool.
General verb for pulling out, extracting, or removing something from inside something else. Works for teeth, plugs, weeds, etc.
I had a tooth extracted.
雑草を抜く。
Pull out weeds.
To take something out, often from a container or storage. Emphasizes the action of bringing something out.
カバンから財布を取り出した。
I took out my wallet from my bag.
冷蔵庫から食材を取り出す。
Take ingredients out of the fridge.
To pull out with force, like pulling a sword from a sheath or uprooting a plant. More forceful than 抜く.
刀を引き抜いた。
He drew his sword.
To get specific information from a larger source, such as a text, database, or person.
To extract or pull out specific parts from a whole, like quotes from a text or data from a list.
記事から重要なポイントを抜き出した。
I extracted the key points from the article.
Formal term for extracting or abstracting. Common in technical, academic, or business contexts.
データを抽出する。
Extract data.
アンケート結果から傾向を抽出した。
We extracted trends from the survey results.
To quote or cite. Used specifically when extracting a passage or statement from a source.
彼のスピーチから一節を引用した。
I quoted a passage from his speech.
A substance obtained by processing a natural material, like vanilla extract or plant extract.
Common loanword for extract, used for food flavorings, herbal extracts, etc.
バニラエキスを加える。
Add vanilla extract.
この化粧水には植物エキスが入っている。
This lotion contains plant extracts.
More formal or scientific term for an extracted substance.
抜く implies pulling something out that is embedded or stuck, like a tooth or a nail. 取り出す is more general for taking something out of a container or space. For extracting information, 抜き出す is common, while 抽出する is formal.
緑茶抽出物には抗酸化作用がある。
Green tea extract has antioxidant properties.