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はぐ is an exact match with one form of the following word:
剝ぐ
BOOST
Reading : はぐ   
'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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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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剝ぐ is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 137,000 (about 653,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form is used as an example of an official Joyo kanji reading
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Example sentences:
その
いえ
ぼうふう
暴風
ため
やね
屋根
られた

The house had its roof ripped off by the storm.
かれ
けの
かわ
はごうとしたむりだった
I tried in vain to catch him out.
のだ
野田
めぐみ
って
っています
はぎゃとかふぎとか
きせい
奇声
はっ
する

"You know a kid called Megumi Noda, right?" "Noda?" "Makes weird sounds like 'Hagya', 'Fugi'"
剥ぐ
BOOST
Readings : はぐ    へぐ   
剥ぐ can be read in 2 ways: はぐ (almost always used), へぐ (rare).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 80,000 (about 3,070,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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折ぐ
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Reading : へぐ   
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• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 145,000 (about 596,000 results)
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はぐ
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 84,000 (about 2,770,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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ハク   はがす to peel off, tear off   は to peel   はがれる to come unstuck   はげる to come off, to wear off   
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snout (of a pig)
water
トウ   かたな sword   
ハク   はがす to peel off, tear off   は to peel   はがれる to come unstuck   はげる to come off, to wear off   
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watery yo
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スイ   みず water   
yo = to yell / say hi
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セツ   お to break, fold   おり opportunity; fold   おれる to break (intr), be folded, yield   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
hand
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