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もぎ取る (もぎとる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

もぎ取とる

も

ぎ

と

る

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

pluck off; pick; break off; tear off

Physical action of twisting and pulling something off, such as fruit, a button, or a part. Emphasizes the twisting motion.

木きからリンゴをもぎ取とった。
I plucked an apple from the tree.
彼かれは怒おこってシャツの

ボタン

を

もぎ

取と

っ

た

。

He angrily tore the buttons off his shirt.

2

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

wrest away; wrench free; snatch away

Figurative use: forcefully taking something from someone, often against resistance. Can be used for physical objects or abstract things like rights or victories.

強ごう盗とうは彼かの女じょのバッグをもぎ取とって逃にげた。
The robber snatched her bag and ran away.
彼かれはライバルから勝しょう利りをもぎ取とった。
He wrested victory from his rival.

Written forms

もぎ取とるUsage60%
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
もぎとるUsage38%
捥もぎ取とるUsage2%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; the first kanji is not commonly used.

Kanji

取take, fetch, take up
捥to bend the wrist, come off, be broken

Similar words

ちぎる
ちぎる means to tear or rip apart, often with hands, without the twisting nuance of もぎ取る.
むしり取とる
むしり取る implies plucking or tearing off in a rough, often piecemeal manner, while もぎ取る emphasizes a twisting motion to detach something whole.

Etymology

Compound of もぎ (continuative form of もぐ, 'to pluck or twist off') and 取る (toru, 'to take'). The exact origin of もぐ is uncertain, but it is a native Japanese verb.