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身ぐるみ剥がれる (みぐるみはがれる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

身みぐるみ剥はがれる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

be stripped of everything one has

Idiomatic expression meaning to lose all one's possessions, often through robbery, fraud, or a disastrous situation. Literally 'to have one's clothes and belongings peeled off'.

See also: 身ぐるみ

詐さ欺ぎにあって、身みぐるみ剥はがされた。
I was scammed and stripped of everything I had.
彼かれはギャンブルで身

み

ぐるみ

剥は

がれる

まで

負ま

け

た

。

He gambled until he lost everything he owned.

Written forms

身みぐるみ剥はがれる
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling. 身ぐるみ is commonly written with the first kanji and the rest in kana.
身みぐるみはがれる
All-kana spelling of the verb part; less common but still used.
身み包ぐるみ剥はがれる
Full kanji spelling; 身包み is rare and may be unfamiliar to many readers.
身み包ぐるみはがれる
Mixed spelling with rare kanji for 身包み and kana for the verb; very uncommon.

Kanji

身somebody, person, one's station in life
剥come off, peel, fade
包wrap, pack up, cover

Similar words

身みぐるみ
Noun meaning 'all one's clothes and belongings'; 身ぐるみ剥がれる is the verb phrase derived from it.

Etymology

Compound of 身ぐるみ (all one's clothes and belongings) + 剥がれる (to be peeled off, to be stripped). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is a vivid metaphor for total loss.