JLPT N3 · Verb

剥く (muku)

剥く (むく, muku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to peel; to skin”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: むく
Romaji: muku
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to strip · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

このなしの皮をむくナイフを貸して下さい。

Lend me a knife with which to peel this pear.

Tatoeba #223420

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 剥く

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	剥く	むく muku
Polite (~masu)	剥きます	むきます mukimasu
Negative	剥かない	むかない mukanai
Polite negative	剥きません	むきません mukimasen
Past	剥いた	むいた muita
Polite past	剥きました	むきました mukimashita
Negative past	剥かなかった	むかなかった mukanakatta
Te-form	剥いて	むいて muite
Potential	剥ける	むける mukeru
Passive	剥かれる	むかれる mukareru
Causative	剥かせる	むかせる mukaseru
Volitional	剥こう	むこう mukou
Imperative	剥け	むけ muke
Conditional (~ba)	剥けば	むけば mukeba

Kanji in 剥く

剥

come off, peel, fadeハク・ホク・へ.ぐ・へず.る · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 剥く.

剥すはがすto tear off剥がすはがすto tear off剥ぐはぐto tear off剥げるはげるto peel off

Source: JMdict entry 1474370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.