Kanji

剥

come off, peel, fade, discolor

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

リ部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハク, ホク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

へぐ, へずる, むく, むける, はがれる, はぐ, はげる, はがす

Example sentences

剥がす はがす
新しいノートから古いシールを剥がした。

I peeled the old sticker off the new notebook.

かさぶた かさぶた
かさぶたを無理に剥がしてはいけない。

You must not peel off the scab forcibly.

剥き出し むきだし
彼はライバルに対して敵意を剥き出しにしている。

He is showing blatant hostility toward his rival.

剥く むく
母は手際よくリンゴの皮を剥いた。

My mother peeled the apple skillfully.

剥がれる はがれる
壁紙が少し剥がれている。

The wallpaper is peeling off a bit.

化け ばけ
ついに彼の化けの皮が剥がれた。

Finally his mask was stripped away (his true colors were revealed).

剥ぐ はぐ
木の皮を剥ぐ。

To peel the bark off a tree.

樹皮 じゅひ
樹皮を剥ぐと、中からみずみずしい木肌が現れた。

When the bark was peeled off, the fresh wood underneath appeared.

Example Vocabulary

剥がす

はがす

to peel off; to rip off; to strip off

剥き出し

むきだし

bare, exposed; blatant, frank

剥く

むく

to peel; to bare

引き剥がす

ひきはがす

剥がれる

はがれる

to come off; to peel off; to be exfoliated

剥奪

はくだつ

牙を剥く

きばをむく

剥ぎ取る

はぎとる

目を剥く

めをむく

剥ぐ

はぐ

to peel, to strip, to tear off

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