tearing off; stripping off; ripping off
Noun form of the verb 剥ぎ取る (to tear off, strip off). Refers to the act or result of forcibly removing something attached, such as skin, bark, or a covering.
Stripping off the wallpaper took half a day.
Removing the skin from the fish is surprisingly easy.
Standard kanji spelling for the noun meaning 'tearing off' or 'stripping off'.
Variant using the traditional form of the kanji 剥. Rarely used in modern writing.
Compound of the continuative form of 剥ぐ (はぐ, 'to peel off') and 取る (とる, 'to take'). The noun form 剥ぎ取り derives from the verb 剥ぎ取る.