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毟り取る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	毟むしり取とる	毟むしり取とらない
Polite	毟むしり取とります	毟むしり取とりません
Past polite	毟むしり取とりました	毟むしり取とりませんでした
Past	毟むしり取とった	毟むしり取とらなかった
Te-form	毟むしり取とって	毟むしり取とらないで
Desire	毟むしり取とりたい	毟むしり取とりたくない
Potential	毟むしり取とれる	毟むしり取とれない
Passive	毟むしり取とられる	毟むしり取とられない
Causative	毟むしり取とらせる	毟むしり取とらせない
Causative passive	毟むしり取とらせられるalso 毟むしり取とらされる	毟むしり取とらせられないalso 毟むしり取とらされない
Volitional	毟むしり取とろう
Polite volitional	毟むしり取とりましょう
Imperative	毟むしり取とれ	毟むしり取とるな
Conditional	毟むしり取とれば	毟むしり取とらなければ
Tara conditional	毟むしり取とったら	毟むしり取とらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

tear off; pluck off; take forcibly

Describes forcefully pulling or tearing something off, often with a sense of roughness or violence. Can be used for physical actions like plucking feathers or tearing off a sticker, as well as figuratively for taking something away from someone.

鶏にわとりの羽はねをむしり取とる。
Pluck the feathers off the chicken.
彼かれはポスターを壁かべからむしり取とった。
He tore the poster off the wall.
強ごう盗とうが彼かの女じょのバッグをむしり取とった。
The robber snatched her bag away.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
毟pluck, pick, tear

Related words

剥はがす
剥がす means to peel or strip off something attached, often more carefully or cleanly. むしり取る implies a rougher, more forceful tearing or plucking action.
引ひき剥はがす
引き剥がす emphasizes pulling something off with force, similar to むしり取る, but むしり取る often includes a sense of plucking or tearing in small pieces.

Written forms

毟むしり取とるUsage9%
Standard kanji spelling. 毟 is a kokuji (Japan-made kanji) combining 少 (few, little) and 毛 (hair), suggesting plucking or tearing off.
むしり取とるUsage52%
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used when the kanji 毟 is considered difficult or uncommon.
むしりとるUsage38%
毟むしりとる
Variant with とる in kana; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of むしる (to pluck, to tear off) and 取る (to take). The kanji 毟 is a kokuji combining 少 and 毛, suggesting the action of removing hair or feathers.