剥げる

はげる

Also written 剝げる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Intransitive to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to be worn off
2. to fade; to discolor; to discolour

Kanji

• 剥 peel. Read as はげる.

Example sentences

• ペンキが剥げてるよ。
  The paint is off.
• 壁からペンキが剥げ始めていた。
  The paint was coming off the wall.

Related forms

• 剥ぐ (はぐ) to tear off (transitive partner)
• 剥がす (はがす) to tear off (transitive partner)

Words containing 剥げる

• 剥げ落ちる (はげおちる) to peel off
• メッキが剥げる (メッキがはげる) to reveal one's true colors
• 金箔が剥げる (きんぱくがはげる) to reveal one's true colors

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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