JLPT N5 · Giving & handling

脱ぐ

ぬぐ

to take off (clothes)

Stroke order of 脱ぐ

2 characters, 14 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

脱 · 11 strokesぐ · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Flesh (月) plus exchange (兌): swapping off your skin-covering, taking clothes off.

Parts: 脱 remove (月 flesh + 兌) + ぐ

The characters in 脱ぐ

ぐぐ — gu (3 strokes)

Example sentence

家に入る前に靴を脱ぎます。

いえにはいるまえにくつをぬぎます。

I take off my shoes before entering the house.

More words: Giving & handling

上げるto give; to raise 返すto return (something)頼むto ask; to request 見せるto show 取るto take 撮るto take (a photo)拾うto pick up 捨てるto throw away 払うto pay 引くto pull 並べるto line up; to arrange 呼ぶto call 履くto put on (shoes; pants)

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