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もぐ

も

ぐ

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

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.

庭にわでトマトをもいだ。
I picked a tomato in the garden.
子こ供どもが木きから柿かき

を

もい

で

いる

。

The child is plucking persimmons from the tree.

Written forms

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.

Kanji

捥to bend the wrist, come off, be broken

Similar words

摘つむ
摘む means to pick or pluck with the fingertips, often for small things like tea leaves or flowers, while もぐ implies a twisting motion to detach something, typically fruit.

Etymology

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