Antonym：きる (kiru) vs. ぬぐ (nugu)

2022年5月3日

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Antonym：きる (kiru) vs. ぬぐ (nugu)

What is the difference between “きる(kiru) and ぬぐ(nugu)”? Which is used as the meaning of “take off”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

きる (kiru)

Put on, Wear / 穿 / 입다 / Mặc

“きる(kiru)” means “Put on and Wear” and which has been used as the meaning of “to have clothing, jewelry, etc. on your body”. The basic ways to use it are that “私わたしは___をきる。(I put on/wear ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしはTシャツをきる。(I put on/wear T-shirt.)”, “私わたしはジャケットをきる。(I put on/wear my jacket.)”, “私わたしは服ふくをきる。(I put on/wear cloths.)”, etc. Everyone could use “きる” as casual, polite and formal such as “Tティーシャツをきたよ。(I put on T-shirt.)” as casual and “Tティーをきました。(I put on/wear T-shirt.)” as polite and formal. Kanji of “きる” is “着きる”.

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Sample

yuka

服ふくを着きなさい！ (Put your clothes on!) (快把衣服穿上！) (옷 입어!) (Mặc quần áo vào đi!)

tatsuya

これは着きれません。 (I can’t wear this.) (我穿不了这个。) (이것은 입을 수 없습니다.) (Cái này không thể mặc được.)

yuka

友達ともだちとお揃そろいのTティーシャツを着きます。 (We are going to wear same T-shirts with my friend.) (我和朋友穿了同款T恤。) (친구와 커플티를 입을 겁니다.) (Tôi sẽ mặc một chiếc áo phông giống với bạn của tôi.)

tatsuya

スーツを毎日まいにち着きのは大変たいへんだよ。 (It’s hard to have to wear a suit everyday.) (每天穿西装真是太辛苦了。) (정장을 매일 입는 것은 힘들어.) (Mặc vét mỗi ngày thì thật là khó chịu đấy.)

ぬぐ (nugu)

Take off / 脱 / 벗다 / Cởi

“ぬぐ(nugu)” means “Take off” and which has been used as the meaning of “to remove or get rid of something”. The basic ways to use it are that “私わたしは___をぬぐ。(I take off ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしはTシャツをぬぐ。(I take off T-shirt.)”, “私わたしはジャケットをぬぐ。(I take my jacket off.)”, “私わたしは服ふくをぬぐ。(I take off clothes.)”, etc. Everyone could use “ぬぐ” as casual, polite and formal such as “Tティーシャツをぬいだよ。(I took off the T-shirt.)” as casual and “Tティーをぬぎました。(I took off the T-shirt.)” as polite and formal. Kanji of “ぬぐ” is “脱ぬぐ”.