Word Meaning 化けの皮を剥ぐ

ばけのかわをはぐ bakenokawa o hagu

化けの皮を剥ぐ is read as ばけのかわをはぐ (bakenokawa o hagu) and means to unmask (someone's true nature).

Meaning

English

to unmask (someone's true nature)

Reading

Kana

ばけのかわをはぐ

Romaji

bakenokawa o hagu

Writing Variants

化けの皮をはぐ ばけのかわをはぐ bakenokawaohagu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 136022 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

化けの皮を現す

ばけのかわをあらわす

to expose one's true colors (colours)

化けの皮

ばけのかわ

mask (concealing one's true character)

一皮剥く

ひとかわむく

to take a veneer off something

剥皮

はくひ

decortication

皮剥ぎ

かわはぎ

thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer)

紋殻皮剥

もんがらかわはぎ

clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)

皮剥ぎ機

かわはぎき

debarker

剥脱性皮膚炎

はくだつせいひふえん

exfoliative dermatitis

化粧

けしょう

decoration

化学兵器

かがくへいき

chemical weapon

化学肥料

かがくひりょう

chemical fertilizer

化繊

かせん

synthetic fiber