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引き剥ぐ (ひきはぐ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

引ひき剥はぐ

ひ

き

は

ぐ

Meanings

1

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

tear off; rip off; strip off

Forcefully pulling something off a surface or object, often with a tearing motion. Can be used for removing skin, bark, clothing, or attached items.

彼かれは壁かべからポスターを引ひき剥はいだ。
He tore the poster off the wall.
肉にくから皮かわ

を

引ひ

き

剥は

ぐ

。

Strip the skin off the meat.

Written forms

引ひき剥はぐ
Standard kanji spelling.
引ひき剝はぐUsage100%
Variant with 剝 (a less common form of 剥). Rarely used.

Kanji

引pull, tug, jerk
剥come off, peel, fade
剝come off, peel, fade

Similar words

剥はぐ
剥ぐ is the base verb meaning 'to peel' or 'to strip off'. 引き剥ぐ adds the prefix 引き-, emphasizing a pulling or tearing action.
剥はがす
剥がす also means 'to peel off' or 'to remove', but often implies a cleaner separation, like peeling off a sticker, whereas 引き剥ぐ suggests more forceful tearing.

Etymology

Compound of 引き (hiki, continuative form of 引く 'to pull') + 剥ぐ (hagu, 'to peel, strip off').