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剥 — peel off

剥 means “peel off”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. Kun'yomi: へ(ぐ) (hegu), む(く) (muku), は(がれる) (hagareru). You'll see it in words such as 剥ぐ (hagu, “to tear off; to peel off”).

剥
Stroke order of 剥
Meaning
peel off
On'yomi
—
Kun'yomi
へ(ぐ) (hegu), む(く) (muku), は(がれる) (hagareru)
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N1 · set Hands at work 7

How to remember 剥

Parts: ヨ hand · 水 water · 刂 sword

Words with 剥

WordReadingMeaning
剥ぐはぐ hagu kunto tear off; to peel off
剥がれるはがれる hagareru kunto come unstuck from; to peel off

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