What does kanji 剝 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 剝 is come off.

How is kanji 剝 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 剝 are へ.ぐ, へず.る, む.く, む.ける, は.がれる, は.ぐ, は.げる, は.がす; the onyomi readings are ハク, ホク.

What is the main radical of kanji 剝?

The main radical for kanji 剝 is 刀.

What words use kanji 剝?

Example words that use kanji 剝 include 剥がす, 剥ぐ, 剥く, 剥ける.

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剝

Meaning

Kanji 剝

come off

come off, peel, fade, discolor

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: へ.ぐへず.るむ.くむ.けるは.がれるは.ぐは.げるは.がす
Onyomi 音読み: ハクホク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 10
Radical: 刀
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 剥 • 菉 • 淥 • 㖨 • 逯 • 彔 • 琭

Related vocabulary

33 common entries

Showing 33 of 53 entries that include this kanji.

剥がす

はがす

to tear off

剥ぐ

はぐ

to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.)

剥く

むく

to bare (teeth, fangs)

剥ける

むける

to peel off

剥げる

はげる

to fade

剥がれる

はがれる

to come unstuck from

むき出し

むきだし

frank

むき出す

むきだす

to show

むき身

むきみ

shellfish removed from the shell

折板

へぎいた

splint

剥がれ

はがれ

peeling

剥き海老

むきえび

shelled shrimp (that have also had their heads removed)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

りんごの皮を剝いてください。

Please peel the apple.

古い紙が表紙から剝がれた。

The old paper came off the cover.

壁のペンキが少し剝げている。

The paint on the wall is peeling a little.

長い間日に当たって、色が剝げた。

After being in the sun for a long time, the color faded.

古いシールをゆっくり剝がした。

I slowly peeled off the old sticker.