The kanji 剝: meaning, readings and stroke order

剝

Meaning: peel off, strip
On reading: ハク haku
Kun reading: は（がす） hagasu、は（ぐ） hagu、は（げる） hageru、は（がれる） hagareru
Strokes: 10
Radical: 刀 knife, sword
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high
Also written: 剥

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: bóc, lột (bác)
Japanese: はがす。はぐ。はげる。
Korean: 벗기다, 벗겨지다 (박)
Chinese: 剥、剥落 (剥)

Readings, words and example sentences

ハク haku · on reading · less common

剝はく製せい
stuffed animal (specimen)
鳥の 剝はく製せいを見ました。
I saw a stuffed bird.

は（がす） hagasu · kun reading · less common

剝はがす
to peel off
シールを 剝はがします。
I peel off the sticker.

は（ぐ） hagu · kun reading · less common

剝はぐ
to strip off
木のかわを 剝はぎます。
They strip the bark off the tree.

は（げる） hageru · kun reading · less common

剝はげる
to peel, to come off
かべのペンキが 剝はげました。
The paint on the wall has peeled.

は（がれる） hagareru · kun reading · less common

剝はがれる
to come off, to come unstuck
ポスターが 剝はがれました。
The poster came off.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.