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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

もぐ · godan verb (-gu)

Meanings

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Used for picking fruit, leaves, or similar things by twisting them off a plant or tree.

〈場ば所しょ〉から〈物もの〉をもぐto pick/pluck something off from a tree or branch
木きからりんごをもいだ。
I picked an apple off the tree.

もげる
捥ぐ is transitive (someone plucks the fruit), while 捥げる is intransitive, describing the fruit or part coming off by itself.

摘つむN1
摘む means to pick or pluck with the fingertips, often for small things like tea leaves or flowers, while 捥ぐ implies a twisting motion to detach something, typically fruit.
もぎる
捥る is an almost identical, slightly more colloquial verb for twisting fruit off a branch, while 捥ぐ is the more standard dictionary form of the same action.
収しゅう穫かくN3
収穫する is the broad, formal word for harvesting crops in general, while 捥ぐ describes the specific twisting motion used to detach an individual fruit or leaf.
ちぎるN2
もぐ is used specifically for picking fruit by twisting or pulling it off a plant, while 千切る is broader and can apply to leaves, paper, or any piece torn off.

もぐUsage93%
Usually written in kana; the kanji form 捥ぐ is rare.
捥もぐUsage7%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; learners should use the kana spelling.

Native Japanese verb. The kanji 捥 is rare and not commonly used; the word is normally written in kana.