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むし

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

to pluck, to pick, to tear

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Example sentences

彼女かのじょにわ雑草ざっそうむしった

She plucked the weeds from the garden.

子供こどもはなびらを一枚いちまい一枚いちまい丁寧ていねいむしっていた

The child was carefully plucking the flower petals one by one.

にわとりはねむしのはおもったよりちからがいる作業さぎょうだ。

Plucking a chicken's feathers is more physically demanding than one might think.

かれいかりにまかせて書類しょるいむしった

He tore the documents away in a fit of rage.

古来こらいより、神事しんじにおいてさかきむしことは不浄ふじょうとされてきた。

Since ancient times, plucking the leaves of the sacred sakaki tree during Shinto rituals has been considered impure.