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What does 剥く (むく, muku) mean?

剥く (むく, muku) means to peel.

Quick facts
Readingむく
Romajimuku
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
むく
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmuku

to peel

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to peel; to skin; to pare
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)

Example sentences

  • I peel the apple.

  • My mother peeled a mandarin orange for me.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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