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N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

()to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to bare (e.g. fangs), to open wide (e.g. eyes)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip

      Usually written using kana alone
    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)

      Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    剥く 【むく】剝く 【むく】

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    Examples

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      ()(たまご)(から)()

      Peeling the shell off a boiled egg.

      • N3

      りんごの(かわ)()かずに(まる)ごと()べる。

      Eating an apple whole, without peeling the skin.

      • N3

      バナナの(かわ)()いた(あと)(かなら)ずゴミ(ばこ)()てるようにしましょう。

      After peeling a banana, be sure to dispose of the peel in the trash.

      • N3

      料理(りょうり)教室(きょうしつ)先生(せんせい):「じゃあ、これから(まめ)のさやを()方法(ほうほう)をお(おし)えします!」

      Cooking instructor: ‘Now, I will teach you how to shell beans!’

      • N3

      チョコレートについている銀紙(ぎんがみ)()(とき)はどうしてもチョコが()らかってしまう。

      When peeling off the silver foil from chocolate, the chocolate tends to scatter.

      • N2
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