Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark.
  2. to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.), to deprive of, to divest of.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
剥ぐ はぐ
 
剥ぐ へぐ
 
剝ぐ へぐ
 
折ぐ へぐ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

come off, peel, fade
は.がれる ハク へ.ぐ (11th)
copy, write down, record
snout, pig's head radical (no. 58)
ケイ
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ