This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ハク、ホク、へ.ぐ、へず.る、む.く、む.ける、は.がれる、は.ぐ、は.げる、は.がす
Romaji: haku, hoku, he.gu, hezu.ru, mu.ku, mu.keru, ha.gareru, ha.gu, ha.geru, ha.gasu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

come off, peel, fade, discolor

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  2383
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-8-2
Korean Reading:  bag
Chinese Reading:  bao1
Unicode:  5265
JIS:  476D

Indexes

Nelson Index: 695
New Nelson Index: 496
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f8.4
Four Corner Index: 2210.0
Japanese Names Index: 1427
Daikanwanjiten Index: 48939
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0292
Remembering the kanji Index: 2145
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1227
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2106

Words

(はく)
coming off; peeling off; being worn off; faded; discolored; discoloured
剥がす (はがす、へがす)
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
剥ぐ (はぐ、へぐ)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark; to disrobe; to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank); to deprive of; to divest
剥き出し (むきだし)
nakedness; frankness
剥製 (はくせい)
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
剥奪 (はくだつ)
deprivation; divestiture; revocation
剥離 (はくり)
detachment; coming off; peeling off; separation
剥く (むく)
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
剥がれる (はがれる)
to come unstuck from
剥ぎ取り (はぎとり)
stripping; skinning; tearing; removing
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