剥へげる

剥げる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	剥へげる	剥へげない
Polite	剥へげます	剥へげません
Past polite	剥へげました	剥へげませんでした
Past	剥へげた	剥へげなかった
Te-form	剥へげて	剥へげないで
Desire	剥へげたい	剥へげたくない
Potential	剥へげられるalso 剥へげれる	剥へげられないalso 剥へげれない
Passive	剥へげられる	剥へげられない
Causative	剥へげさせる	剥へげさせない
Causative passive	剥へげさせられる	剥へげさせられない
Volitional	剥へげよう
Polite volitional	剥へげましょう
Imperative	剥へげろ	剥へげるな
Conditional	剥へげれば	剥へげなければ
Tara conditional	剥へげたら	剥へげなかったら

Pairs with剥ぐ

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

peel off; come off; flake off

Describes a surface layer detaching naturally or due to wear, such as paint, coating, or skin.

壁かべのペンキが剥へげてきた。
The paint on the wall is starting to peel off.
日ひ焼やけで背せ中なかの皮かわが剥へげた。
The skin on my back peeled off from sunburn.

Kanji

剥come off, peel, fade
剝come off, peel, fade

Related words

剥はがれる
剥がれる is more common for peeling or coming off in sheets, while 剥げる often implies flaking or wearing away in small pieces.
剥むく
剥く is a transitive verb meaning to peel something intentionally, whereas 剥げる is intransitive and describes something peeling off on its own.

Transitive / intransitive

剥はぐN1
剥げる (へげる) is the intransitive counterpart to the へぐ reading of 剥ぐ, describing something coming off by itself rather than being stripped off.

Written forms

剥へげる
Standard kanji spelling.
剝へげる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 剥 is the modern standard.

Etymology

The verb 剥げる is derived from the classical verb 剥ぐ (へぐ, 'to peel off'), with the intransitive suffix 〜げる indicating a natural or spontaneous change. The kanji 剥 is used for peeling or stripping actions.