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引っ剥ぐ (ひっぱぐ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

引ひっ剥ぱぐ

Meanings

1

godan verb (-gu), transitive verb

tear off; rip off; strip off

Forcefully and roughly removing something attached, such as clothing, skin, or a covering. Often implies violence or haste.

See also: 引き剥ぐ

犯はん人にんは被ひ害がい者しゃの服ふくを引ひっ剥ぱいだ。
The culprit tore off the victim's clothes.

壁かべに貼はってあるポスターを引ひっ剥ぱがした。

I ripped off the poster that was stuck on the wall.

Written forms

引ひっ剥ぱぐ
Standard kanji spelling with emphatic 引っ.
引ひっ剥ぱぐ
Variant without the small っ; less common but still used.

Kanji

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

Similar words

引ひき剥はぐ
引き剥ぐ is a less emphatic, more standard form meaning 'to tear off' or 'to peel off'. 引っ剥ぐ adds a sense of forcefulness or roughness.
剥はぐ
剥ぐ is the base verb meaning 'to peel off' or 'to strip'. 引っ剥ぐ intensifies the action with a pulling motion.

Etymology

Compound of 引っ (emphatic prefix from 引く 'pull') + 剥ぐ (はぐ 'peel off, strip'). The small っ adds a sense of forcefulness.