<entry id="2203971" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>1599990</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>抜け道</keb>
<ke_pri>news2</ke_pri>
<ke_pri>nf25</ke_pri>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>抜け路</keb>
<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>抜道</keb>
<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
</k_ele>
<k_ele>
<keb>抜路</keb>
<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>ぬけみち</reb>
<re_pri>news2</re_pri>
<re_pri>nf25</re_pri>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>byway</gloss>
<gloss>bypath</gloss>
<gloss>byroad</gloss>
<gloss>secret path</gloss>
<gloss>shortcut</gloss>
<gloss>way of escape</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<gloss>loophole</gloss>
<gloss>way out (of trouble)</gloss>
<gloss>excuse</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2011-10-05 18:29:44" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>winnie</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>I don't think "loophole" completely captures the meaning of this word.  It also can mean more of a generic "a way out (of someplace or something)", perhaps with a connotation of cleverness or secrecy.  In ordinary use, I only ever hear "loophole" in reference to a contract or similar agreement, but I've seen "抜け道" used to denote an exit, secret passage, etc.</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2011-10-06 05:03:10" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>gg5, prog, nc</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -10,0 +10,3 @@
+&lt;keb&gt;抜け路&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
@@ -11,0 +14,1 @@
+&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;io;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;
@@ -19,0 +23,8 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;byway&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;bypath&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;byroad&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;secret path&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;way of escape&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;n;&lt;/pos&gt;
@@ -20,0 +32,1 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;excuse&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2011-10-12 11:33:16" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-05-03 02:24:59" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Stephen Kraus</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>抜け路 (ぬけみち) is in daijs

Google N-gram Corpus Counts
175,893	 96.0%	抜け道
  1,202	  0.7%	抜道
    128	  0.1%	抜け路
  6,038	  3.3%	ぬけみち</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -10 +10,2 @@
-&lt;keb&gt;抜け路&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;抜道&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;io;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;
@@ -13,2 +14,2 @@
-&lt;keb&gt;抜道&lt;/keb&gt;
-&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;io;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;抜け路&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;rK;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-05-03 02:59:41" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-05-04 12:46:50" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>I think we can drop 抜道. Irregular and uncommon.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>gg5, ルミナス</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -8,4 +7,0 @@
-&lt;/k_ele&gt;
-&lt;k_ele&gt;
-&lt;keb&gt;抜道&lt;/keb&gt;
-&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;io;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;
@@ -27,0 +24 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;shortcut&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -32,0 +30 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;way out (of trouble)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-05-04 15:26:33" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Stephen Kraus</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>Is it irregular, though? shinmeikai, nikkoku, oukoku, and iwakoku have it.

nikkoku also has 抜路, which is just about as common as 抜け路

Google N-gram Corpus Counts
175,893	 95.9%	抜け道
  1,202	  0.7%	抜道
    128	  0.1%	抜け路
     72	  0.0%	抜路
  6,038	  3.3%	ぬけみち</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -9,0 +10,3 @@
+&lt;keb&gt;抜道&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
@@ -10,0 +14,4 @@
+&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;rK;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;抜路&lt;/keb&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-05-04 19:45:15" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Nikkoku never includes okurigana in headwords (i.e. it doesn't even have the 抜け道 form). Similarly, Shinmeikai always includes a form without okurigana, regardless of whether it's used or not. I don't have access to Oukoko or Iwakoku but I suspect they have the same policy. We typically use Daijrin and Daijisen as a guide to what forms are standard/irregular; in this case, neither of them has 抜道.</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-05-04 20:39:25" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Stephen Kraus</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Using daijr/s as a guide sounds like a reasonable policy. Thanks for the explanation.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -10,3 +9,0 @@
-&lt;keb&gt;抜道&lt;/keb&gt;
-&lt;/k_ele&gt;
-&lt;k_ele&gt;
@@ -14,4 +10,0 @@
-&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;rK;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;
-&lt;/k_ele&gt;
-&lt;k_ele&gt;
-&lt;keb&gt;抜路&lt;/keb&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-05-04 21:38:58" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-06-26 00:05:21" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Stephen Kraus</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>HiddenForm 抜道 and maybe 抜路</upd_detl>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-06-26 22:33:08" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-08-14 11:51:47" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Adding sK/sk forms.</upd_detl>
<upd_diff>@@ -11,0 +12,8 @@
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;抜道&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;sK;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;
+&lt;/k_ele&gt;
+&lt;k_ele&gt;
+&lt;keb&gt;抜路&lt;/keb&gt;
+&lt;ke_inf&gt;&amp;sK;&lt;/ke_inf&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>