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N3 う-verb (く), Transitive verb

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

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    1. う-verb (く), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

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

        Usually written using kana alone

      2. 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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      • む

      • く

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    Examples

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      茹(ゆ)で卵(たまご)の殻(から)を剥(む)く。

      Peeling the shell off a boiled egg.

      • N3

      りんごの皮(かわ)を剥(む)かずに丸(まる)ごと食(た)べる。

      Eating an apple whole, without peeling the skin.

      • N3

      バナナの皮(かわ)を剥(む)いた後(あと)は必(かなら)ずゴミ箱(ばこ)に捨(す)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)の先生(せんせい)：「じゃあ、これから豆(まめ)のさやを剥(む)く方法(ほうほう)をお教(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)を剥(む)く時(とき)はどうしてもチョコが散(ち)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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