剝

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1)  to cut apart
 * 2) to peel; to skin; to shell
 * 3) to fall off; to erode; to come off
 * 4) to strip; to deprive; to exploit
 * 5)  to take off
 * 6)  to take off; to remove; to take down
 * 7)  to snatch; to take away by force; to rob; to mug
 * 1)  to snatch; to take away by force; to rob; to mug
 * 1)  to snatch; to take away by force; to rob; to mug

Usage notes
Use for peeling something with one's hands, like a tangerine. Use for peeling something with a knife or peeler, like a potato.

Kanji

 * 1) peel
 * 2) peel off
 * 3) strip

Usage notes
Included in the 2010 jōyō reform instead of, despite it having been standard in Japanese character sets.

Hanja

 * 1) to strip
 * 2) undress
 * 3) to cut, trim
 * 4) injure