脱ぐ

• 読み: ぬぐ
• ローマ字: nugu
• 漢字の分解: 脱 (datsu/nu) — to take off, to undress, to escape
• 発音: /nɯ.ɡɯ/

意味

To take off (clothes, shoes); to undress; to remove (garments).

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugated with the ぐ ending (脱いで, 脱いだ, 脱ぎます). Essential for Japanese daily life where removing shoes indoors is customary. Used for all types of clothing removal: shoes (靴を脱ぐ), coats, hats. The opposite of 着る, 履く, and 被る.

例文

1. 家に入る前に靴を脱いでください。
2. 暑いのでジャケットを脱ぎました。
3. 帽子を脱いで挨拶した。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, daily life, etiquette

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 脱 combines 月 (flesh/body radical) with 兌 (to shed), directly conveying the meaning of shedding something from the body. Used consistently for removing garments since classical Japanese.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal