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剥 means 'peel off' and is a variant of 剝

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 1592   Usefulness: 7    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 35 words   Used in 74 words   Used in 10 names   Not used as a component
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Common readings
On
   ハク
Kun
   はがす to peel off, tear off   はぐ to peel   はがれる to come unstuck   はげる to come off, to wear off
Additional readings
On    ホク
Kun    むく to peel   へぐ   へずる   むける
Notes
Left component exists as a rare kanji 录 (watery yo). Note that the kyujitai variant of this kanji 剝 (peel off) is actually the standard Jōyō form (added in 2009). However, this form is considered an acceptable variant, and actually more common.
Components
⿰  录 watery yo  刂 (刀) sword  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 剥 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 剥 is used 62 times, read 5 ways (with 3 variations).
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ハク : 15 words FIND ALL
は く だ つ 0
Most common form: 剝奪
deprivation; divestiture; revocation
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むく : 22 words FIND ALL
noun
rotary cutting; thinly slicing into a long strip (e.g. daikon, carrot, wood for plywood, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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はがす : 19 words FIND ALL
は ぐ 1
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark; to disrobe
2. to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank); to deprive of; to divest  (this meaning is restricted to reading はぐ)
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はがす (read as ぱ) : 2 words FIND ALL
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to tear off  (see also: 引き剥ぐ)
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へぐ : 1 word FIND ALL
to peel off
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へずる : 1 word FIND ALL
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pilfer; to steal a portion
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むく (read as むく) : 1 word FIND ALL
む く れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed  (often written with kana only)
2. to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
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す: 1 word. FIND ALL
す き み 0
Most common form: 剝身
noun
1. thin slice of meat or fish  (food term)
2. briefly salt-pickled fish slice  (food term; archaic)
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An additional ハク less common words include 剥 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: -  Joy o' Kanji : 2093  Key to Kanji: - 

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剥
ハク   はがす to peel off, tear off   はぐ to peel   はがれる to come unstuck   はげる to come off, to wear off   
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录
watery yo
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スイ   みず water   
彐
yo = to yell / say hi
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刂
トウ   かたな sword   
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