Kanji

2383 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: come off, peel, fade, discolor

Kunyomi: へ.ぐ へず.る む.く む.ける は.がれる は.ぐ は.げる は.がす

Onyomi: ハク ホク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: knife, sword

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ハクセイ stuffing, mounting, stuffed animal

製術 ハクセイジュツ taxidermy

ラクハク peeling off, coming off

Kunyomi Examples

はぐ to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark, to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.), to deprive of, to divest of

へずる to pilfer, to steal a portion

むく to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip, to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)

れる むくれる to become angry or sullen, to take offense, to be miffed, to come unstuck from, to peel off, to come off, to be taken off

ける むける to peel off, to come off, to be taken off

がれる はがれる to come unstuck from, to peel off, to come off

はぐ to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark, to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.), to deprive of, to divest of

げる はげる to peel off, to come off, to flake off, to be worn off, to fade, to discolor, to discolour

がす はがす 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