To Undress
To Take Off Clothes
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means undress and the verb is to undress.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: When you go to undress your goal is to become nude (ぬ).
コートを脱ぐ
to take off a coat
上着を脱ぐ
to take off a jacket
服を脱ぐ
to take off clothes
クツを脱ぐ
to take off shoes
え、日本ではみんな家の中でクツを脱ぐんですか？
Oh, does everyone in Japan take their shoes off in the house?
日曜はたいていパジャマを脱がずに過ごします。
I usually spend Sundays in my pajamas.
「分かったよ。気温が何度だろうが、服を脱いでやるよ。」「いいぞ。その意気だ。」
"Alright, I'll take my clothes off no matter what the temperature is." "Good! That's the spirit."
ジョナサンは、社員達にオフィスの中では帽子を脱ぐよう指示しました。
Jonathan instructed employees to remove their hats while in the office.