むしる (mushiru)
むしる is a Japanese verb meaning “to pluck; to pick”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.
- Reading
- むしる
- Romaji
- mushiru
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to pluck; to pick; to tear · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of むしる
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | むしる | むしる mushiru |
| Polite (~masu) | むしります | むしります mushirimasu |
| Negative | むしらない | むしらない mushiranai |
| Polite negative | むしりません | むしりません mushirimasen |
| Past | むしった | むしった mushitta |
| Polite past | むしりました | むしりました mushirimashita |
| Negative past | むしらなかった | むしらなかった mushiranakatta |
| Te-form | むしって | むしって mushitte |
| Potential | むしれる | むしれる mushireru |
| Passive | むしられる | むしられる mushirareru |
| Causative | むしらせる | むしらせる mushiraseru |
| Volitional | むしろう | むしろう mushirou |
| Imperative | むしれ | むしれ mushire |
| Conditional (~ba) | むしれば | むしれば mushireba |
Source: JMdict entry 1568540 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.