剥むける

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

剥ける · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

Intransitive verb describing something naturally peeling, flaking, or coming off a surface. Often used for skin, paint, stickers, or labels.

〈物もの〉の皮かわが剥むけるthe skin/peel of something comes off
日ひ焼やけした肌はだの皮かわが剥むけてきた。
The skin on my sunburned arm started to peel.
〈物もの〉のペンキが剥むけるthe paint on something peels off
古ふるい塀へいのペンキが剥むけている。
The paint on the old fence is peeling off.
日ひ焼やけで〈物もの〉が剥むけるsomething peels because of sunburn
日ひ焼やけで肩かたの皮かわが剥むけてしまった。
My shoulder skin peeled because of the sunburn.

むくN3
剥く is the transitive verb for actively peeling something (e.g. リンゴの皮を剥く), while 剥ける is intransitive and describes the skin/surface peeling off by itself.

剥はがれる
剥がれる is used for things like stickers, tape, or paint being forcibly detached from a surface, while 剥ける more often describes skin or a thin outer layer naturally peeling away.
取とれるN3
取れる is a general word for something coming off or detaching (a button, a stain), whereas 剥ける specifically means a surface layer peeling off.

付つくN4
付く means something sticks to or adheres onto a surface, the opposite of 剥ける, which means it peels off.

剥むけるUsage86%
Standard kanji spelling for 'to peel off' or 'to come off'.
剝むけるUsage13%
Variant kanji form; rarely used in modern Japanese.
むけるUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing when the kanji is not needed.

Derived from the transitive verb 剥く (むく, 'to peel') with the intransitive suffix 〜ける, indicating a spontaneous or natural action.