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剥げる · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Describes a surface layer detaching naturally or through wear, such as paint, plating, or skin.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

usually written using kana alone

Used when color or dye fades or changes, often from sunlight or washing.

〈物もの〉の塗と装そうが剥はげるfor the paint/coating on something to peel off
車くるまの塗と装そうが剥はげてきた。
The paint on the car has started to peel off.
〈物もの〉の皮かわが剥はげるfor skin or a thin outer layer to peel/flake off
日ひ焼やけした肌はだの皮かわが剥はげた。
The skin on my sunburned skin peeled off.
〈物もの〉の色いろが日にっ光こうで剥はげるfor something's color to fade from sunlight
このシャツは日にっ光こうで色いろが剥はげてしまった。
This shirt's color faded from sunlight.

はがすN2sense 1
剥げる is intransitive ('the paint peels off'), while 剥がす is transitive ('to peel/tear something off').
剥はぐN1sense 1
剥げる happens on its own to a surface, whereas 剥ぐ is the transitive act of forcibly stripping a layer or skin off something.

剥はがれる sense 1
剥げる describes a thin layer gradually wearing away, while 剥がれる often implies a larger piece detaching at once.
色いろ褪あせる sense 2
色あせる is used only for color fading, whereas 剥げる can also mean a surface layer physically flaking off.
変へん色しょく sense 2
変色する is a more formal, neutral term for a change in color, while 剥げる specifically suggests fading or wearing away over time.

はげるN1
禿げる (same reading, different kanji) means 'to go bald', a completely different meaning from 剥げる's 'to peel/fade'.
はがすN2
剥げる describes paint or coating wearing off or fading on its own, whereas 剥がす describes someone actively peeling something off a surface.
剥はがれる
剥がれる usually describes a distinct layer (a sticker, skin) coming off at once, while 剥げる describes gradual wearing away of a coating like paint, or hair thinning (baldness).

Derived from the verb 剥ぐ (はぐ, 'to peel off') with the intransitive suffix 〜げる, indicating something comes off on its own.