Question

剥 へ.ぐ, へず.る, む.く, む.ける, は.がれる, は.ぐ, は.げる, は.がす 剥く(むく): to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull剥げる(はげる): (1) to come off; to be worn off (2) to fade; to discolor; to discolour剥ぐ(はぐ): (1) to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark; to disrobe (2) to deprive of; to divest剥がす(はがす): to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect S 彑: pig's head radical variant (no. 58)水: water刀: sword; saber; knife 会意 Compound Ideographic Peel off the outside of the broom that sweeps up rice grains to reveal a saber.

Accepted Answer

ハク、 ホク come off, peel, fade, discolor 0 2383 (none) peel off "A multi-purpose broom! It cleans, it sweeps (rice!), it hits! In fact, peel off the mahogany exterior to uncover a sabre! It slices, it dices, it kills!"

Kanji	剥
Onyomi	ハク、ホク
Kunyomi	へ.ぐ, へず.る, む.く, む.ける, は.がれる, は.ぐ, は.げる, は.がす
English	come off, peel, fade, discolor
Examples	剥く(むく): to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull 剥げる(はげる): (1) to come off; to be worn off (2) to fade; to discolor; to discolour 剥ぐ(はぐ): (1) to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark; to disrobe (2) to deprive of; to divest 剥がす(はがす): to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2383
Components	彑: pig's head radical variant (no. 58) 水: water 刀: sword; saber; knife
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	peel off
Koohii Story 1	Peel off the outside of the broom that sweeps up rice grains to reveal a saber.
Koohii Story 2	"A multi-purpose broom! It cleans, it sweeps (rice!), it hits! In fact, peel off the mahogany exterior to uncover a sabre! It slices, it dices, it kills!"

Peel Skin Tear Rip Strip Flay Deprive Sweeps