剝 means “peel, strip”

はがす · hagasu

Also: come off, fade, discolor

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

へぐ, へずる, むく, むける, はがれる

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ハク, ホク

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 10 strokes

The story

A knife (刂) working its way under a skin: 剝 peels. 剝がす is to peel off a sticker, 剝く is to peel an apple, and 剝奪, stripped away, is a champion losing a title. You will often see it printed in a simpler form, 剥.

Used in 剝がす (hagasu, to peel off), 剝く (muku, to peel), and 剝奪 (hakudatsu, stripping/deprivation)

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• 抽 draw out
• 据 set in place
• 擦 rub
• 把 grasp

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