Kanji

What does the kanji 剥 mean?

剥 means peeling, stripping off. On'yomi ハク、ホク. Kun'yomi へ.ぐ、へず.る、む.く、む.ける、は.がれる、は.ぐ、は.げる、は.がす.

Quick facts
On'yomiハク、ホク
Kun'yomiへ.ぐ、へず.る、む.く、む.ける、は.がれる、は.ぐ、は.げる、は.がす
Strokes10
Main radical刀
On'yomi ハク、ホクKun'yomi へ.ぐ、へず.る、む.く、む.ける、は.がれる、は.ぐ、は.げる、は.がす
10 strokes

peeling, stripping off

Main radical

刀knife 2 strokes

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

  • 剥くむくto peel, pare (skin)
  • 剥ぐはぐto peel off, strip away
  • 剥がすはがすto peel off, strip off

More words with this kanji

  • 剥げるはげるto peel off, fade, wear off

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.