How do you say "take off" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "take off" is 脱ぐ (nugu). It is a verb.

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Pronunciation

脱ぐ is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as nugu, it sounds roughly like "noo-goo" to an English ear.

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Questions about 脱ぐ

How do you pronounce 脱ぐ?

脱ぐ is romanised as nugu. Say it roughly like "noo-goo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 脱ぐ formal or casual?

脱ぐ is the plain (dictionary) form, used in casual speech and in dictionaries. For polite situations, verbs take a different ending, typically -masu. In Noun Town the game always shows the dictionary form.

How is 脱ぐ written in Japanese?

脱ぐ is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.