むく【剥く】
muku
1. to peel; to skin
2. to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
★ Common
Verb
#15374
剥
Kanji
come off, peel, fade, discolor
Hyogaiji
, Kanken Level 2
0 10
⺕
氺
water radical variant (no. 85)
刂
R
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
Readings
kun'yomi
- む.くmuku
- は.がれるhagareru
- は.がすhagasu
- へ.ぐhegu
- む.けるmukeru
- は.げるhageru
- は.ぐhagu
- へず.るhezuru
on'yomi
- ハクhaku
- ホクhoku
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Noun#155235