もぐ・捥ぐmogu

1. godan verb, transitive verbto pluck (esp. by twisting from a tree); to pick (e.g. apples)
   あなたがこれらのりんごをもいだ木きがみたいものだ。↗

   I would like to see the trees from which you picked these apples.

• Synonymもぎ取るもぎとるNeutralAlso picks by twisting, but stresses a hard, forceful pull; by extension it can mean wresting something away, as in 「勝利をもぎ取る」.
• Related摘み取るつみとるNeutralNips off young buds, tea leaves or fruit with the fingers — a light action; it can also figuratively mean nipping something in the bud.
• RelatedちぎるNeutralMainly tears or breaks things to pieces, though it can also mean pulling fruit off; the stress is on tearing, not twisting.
• Related引き抜くひきぬくNeutralPulls out something planted or inserted, and by extension means poaching talent; unlike 「捥ぐ」, it is not about twisting fruit off.
• Related引き裂くひきさくNeutralTears something apart, and figuratively splits up couples or families; the focus is tearing open, not picking off.
• Related剥ぐはぐNeutralPeels off an outer skin or strips off clothes, and can mean stripping someone of office; its object is what covers the outside.
• RelatedもぎるNeutralClose in meaning to 「捥ぐ」; it also covers tearing off a ticket stub, as in 「チケットをもぎる」.
• Relatedむしり取るむしりとるCasualColloquial: tears something off by pulling and ripping, and can also mean grabbing money by force; the action is rough.
• Related毟るむしるNeutralPlucks hair or weeds or tears things to shreds; its objects are things clinging tightly, like hair and weeds — not fruit.
• Related引きちぎるひきちぎるNeutralYanks hard to tear something in two; the emphasis is on breaking it off, not on twisting or picking.
• Related引き剥がすひきはがすNeutralForcefully tears off things that are stuck on — typically stickers, tape and the like.
• Related剥ぎ取るはぎとるNeutralPeels or tears off a surface layer, and can also mean robbing someone of clothes or valuables; its object is what covers the surface.
• Related引っ剥ぐひっぱぐCasualColloquial and coarse: tears something off with brute force; rarely used nowadays.
• Related引っぺがすひっぱがすCasualColloquial: forcibly peels off things that are stuck on, such as futons or stickers.
• Related引き剥ぐひきはぐWrittenA written/formal word: it forcefully tears off things that are stuck, much like 「引き剥がす」, but is rarely used.
• Relatedひん剥くひんむくCasualColloquial: roughly strips off clothes or skin; it can also mean opening the eyes wide.
• AntonymつけるNeutralAntonym: attaches or sticks things on — the opposite direction from twisting or picking something off.
• Antonym接ぐつぐWrittenAntonym, written/formal: joins two things together or grafts onto a tree — the opposite of taking fruit off the branch.

For picking fruit in everyday speech, 「もぐ」 and 「もぎ取る」 are the natural choices; use 「摘み取る」 for nipping off buds or tea leaves. For tearing, reach for 「ちぎる」, and for peeling off things that are stuck on, 「剥がす」. The other words cover forceful pulling, stripping or figurative uses.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 木の実このみなどを、ひねるようにして取とる。