剥がす

はがす

Also written 剝がす, へがす, 剥す

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive 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

Kanji

• 剥 peel. Read as はがす.

Example sentences

• 親指の爪をはがしてしまいました。
  I had my thumbnail torn off.
• まず、バリを剥がしてください。
  First, remove the burrs.

Common phrases

• シールを剥がす
• 皮を剥がす
• 塗装を剥がす
• ポスターを剥がす

Related forms

• 剥がれる (はがれる) to come unstuck from (intransitive partner)
• 剥げる (はげる) to peel off (intransitive partner)

Word lists

• JLPT N2
• Spoken
• Written

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