剥ぎ取る

はぎとる

Also written はぎ取る, 剝ぎ取る

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to scrape off
2. to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

Kanji

• 剥 peel. Read as はぐ.
• 取 take. Read as とる.

Example sentences

• その家は暴風の為に屋根を剥ぎ取られた。
  The house had its roof ripped off by the storm.

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