もぎ取る

• 読み: もぎとる
• ローマ字: mogitoru
• 漢字の分解: 取 (shyu/to) — to take, seize (もぎ has no standard kanji in modern usage)
• 発音: /mo.ɡi.to.ɾɯ/

意味

To pick or pluck (fruit from a stem); to wrench or snatch away; to seize forcibly.

A Group 1 (godan) verb. Literally describes pulling a fruit or plant part from its stem with a twisting jerk. Figuratively extends to forcibly snatching something from someone — frequently used in sports contexts (seizing a win or medal) or dramatic literary scenes.

例文

1. 熟したトマトをもぎ取って直接口に入れた。
2. 金メダルをもぎ取った選手はガッツポーズをした。
3. 敵の手からフラッグをもぎ取ることができた。

使い方ガイド

場面: food, sports, competition, action

トーン: energetic

起源と歴史

Likely derived from もぎる (to twist off), with 取る (to take) added for emphasis. The core image is of a vigorous twisting and pulling motion to detach something from where it is attached.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal