剥
come off, peel, fade, discolor
Readings
On'yomi
- ハク
- ホク
Kun'yomi
- へ.ぐ
- へず.る
- む.く
- む.ける
- は.がれる
- は.ぐ
- は.げる
- は.がす
Meaning
剥 centers on removing an outer layer or surface: peeling, stripping, or coming off. The fade and discolor senses extend this idea to a surface losing its original color or finish.
Most common words using 剥
20 of 65- 剥がすはがすN2
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect
- 剥くむくN3
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to strip
- 剥奪はくだつ
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
- 剥がれるはがれる
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
- 剥ぐはぐN1
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark
- 剥離はくり
detachment; coming off; peeling off; exfoliation
- 剥けるむけるN1
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
- 剥製はくせい
stuffed specimen; taxidermy mount
- 皮剥ぎかわはぎ
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer)
- 剥落はくらく
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
- 剥げるはげるN1
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to be worn off
- 剥片はくへん
flake; chip
- ひん剥くひんむく
to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off
- ズル剥けずるむけ
(skin) peeling fully off
- メッキが剥げるメッキがはげる
to reveal one's true colors
- 一皮剥くひとかわむく
to take a veneer off something
- 内頚動脈内膜剥離術ないけいどうみゃくないまくはくりじゅつ
carotid endarterectomy; CEA
- 削剥作用さくはくさよう
denudation; degradation
- 剥がれはがれ
peeling; separation; exfoliation
- 剥がれ落ちるはがれおちる
to peel off and fall; to flake away
Study
Etymology
剥 combines 录 (a component associated with carving or stripping) and 刂 (knife), suggesting cutting or peeling away a surface. The exact historical development of 录 is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
A knife 刂 on the right and a shape like a stripped log 录 on the left: imagine using a knife to peel bark off a log, causing the outer layer to come off.
Reading mnemonic
For ハク, picture peeling a sticky label off a package with a satisfying 'hack' sound: hack -> ハク, as the knife strips the surface away.