剥
peel, strip, tear off
Readings
- On
- ハク
- Kun
- は(がす)
Examples
剥がす（はがす）、剥く（むく）、剥奪（はくだつ）
to peel off, to peel, deprivation
Note
On-reading (ハク) is used in compounds; kun-reading (は(がす)) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. Has multiple meanings (peel; strip; tear off). Context determines which applies — pay attention in reading passages. This kanji forms verbs/adjectives with okurigana. Practice both the word form and compound forms.
Questions that use this word
N1 3From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.
- N1N1 漢字
「剥奪」の読み方はどれか。
Answer: はくだつ
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