剥く
むく
Also written 剝く
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to strip
- to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
Kanji
- 剥 peel. Read as むく.
Example sentences
- オレンジをむいてあげよう。
I'll peel an orange for you. - 私は林檎の皮をむくことができる。
I can peel an apple. - 初めは仕事はトムにむいているように思えたが後でうんざりして来た。
At first the job looked good to Tom, but later it became tiresome. - 彼はどんな仕事にむいているのですか。
What kind of job is he fit for? - 彼は教師にむかない。
He is unfit to be a teacher.
Common phrases
- 皮をむく (かわをむく) to peel
- 殻をむく
- 牙を剥く (きばをむく) to bare one's fangs
- 白目をむく (しろめをむく) to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger)
- 手でむく
- 目を剥く (めをむく) to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.)
Related forms
- 剥ける (むける) to peel off (intransitive partner)