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Kanji Detail for 剝 - "to peel, to strip, to deprive"

剝

  • Meaning

    剝 means "to peel, to strip, to deprive."

    1. Peel - To remove the outer layer; to strip.

    2. Strip - To take off covering; to remove bark or skin.

    3. Deprive - To take away forcibly; to remove.

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    • Verified meaning: to peel, to strip, to deprive
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    come off; peel; fade; discolor

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    peel, peel off, to shell, strip; hexagram ䷖

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to peel; to skin; to shell; to shuck

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to peel, to skin; to exploit

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To peel; to strip. Such as 剝奪 (deprive), 剝蝕 (erode). | Opening and separating animal bodies is called 剝. Such as 生抽活剝 (forcibly extracting). Also, stripping clothes and removing shells are all called 剝. | Unfavorable fortune. Such as 蹇剝 (misfortune), 剝復 (decline and recovery). | Transporting cargo is called 剝. Such as small boats for transporting goods are called 剝船. A water dock is called 剝岸.

  • Onyomi

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    haku(ハク) ハク

    hoku(ホク) ホク

  • Kunyomi

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    ha.gareru(は-がれる) は-がれる

    ha.gasu(は-がす) は-がす

    ha.geru(は-げる) は-げる

    ha.gu(は-ぐ) は-ぐ

    he.gu(へ-ぐ) へ-ぐ

    hezu.ru(へず-る) へず-る

    mu.keru(む-ける) む-ける

    mu.ku(むく) むく

  • Strokes

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    10 strokes

  • Radical

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    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    to peel to strip to deprive flay abrade bark decorticate erode excoriate husk layer pare remove scrape shave shell skin

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