- mogitoru to pluck off (esp. by twisting), to pick, to break off, to tear off; to wrest (away from), to wrench free, to snatch (away)
Used in both literal and figurative contexts for forcibly removing something, often with a twisting motion; common in news and everyday speech.
彼は怒ってボタンをもぎ取った。
Kare wa okotte botan o mogitotta.
He angrily tore off the button.
敵から武器をもぎ取った。
Teki kara buki o mogitotta.
He wrested the weapon from the enemy.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 引き抜く (hikinuku) 'to pull out', which focuses on pulling straight out rather than twisting.
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