剥はぐ

also: へぐ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

剥ぐ · godan verb (-gu)

Meanings

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

Physical action of forcibly removing a layer, skin, bark, or covering from something. Often implies a rough or complete removal.

Transitive / intransitive

剥はげるN1sense 1
剥げる is the intransitive partner of 剥ぐ, describing a surface or coating coming off on its own rather than being peeled off by someone.
剥へげる sense 1
剥げる (へげる) is the intransitive counterpart to the へぐ reading of 剥ぐ, describing something coming off by itself rather than being stripped off.

Related words

はがすN2sense 1
剥がす usually describes a cleaner, more controlled removal of something stuck on, while 剥ぐ suggests a rougher, more forceful stripping away.
奪うばうN3sense 2
奪う is the general word for forcibly taking something away (money, freedom, life), while 剥ぐ in its figurative sense specifically evokes stripping someone of rank or dignity, often with humiliation.
むくN3
剥ぐ describes forcibly stripping off a covering such as skin, bark, or clothing, while 剥く is the neutral, everyday word for peeling fruit, vegetables, or shells.

Opposites

被かぶせるN2sense 1
被せる means to put a cover or layer over something, the opposite action of 剥ぐ, which strips a layer off.
与あたえるN3sense 2
与える means to grant or bestow something (like status or rights), the opposite of 剥ぐ in its figurative sense of depriving someone of such things.

Don't confuse with

むくN3sense 1
剥く is used for neatly peeling a skin off fruit or vegetables with a blade, whereas 剥ぐ implies a rougher, often forceful tearing away of a covering or skin.
削そぐ
剥ぐ means to strip or peel off an outer covering (like skin or bark), whereas 削ぐ means to slice or shave off a thin piece with a blade, often to shape or sharpen something.