noun, takes する

  1. ecdysis, shedding (of skin), sloughing, molting, casting off.
  2. freeing oneself, breaking with (convention, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
脱皮 だっぴ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

undress, removing, escape from
ダツ ぬ.ぐ (7th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
exchange(兌) variant
to divide
elder brother, big brother
あに キョウ ケイ (2nd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)