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剝く is an exact match with one form of the following word:
むく
BOOST
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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むく is the most useful form. 2 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 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 67,000 (about 5,190,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 2459 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 2674
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
いもうと
まめ
かわ
むいた
My sister shelled the beans.
じゃがいもかわむいて
ちい
さく
きります
Peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces.
かれ
きょうし
教師
むかない
He is unfit to be a teacher.
剥く
BOOST
Reading : むく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 104,000 (about 1,680,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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剝く
BOOST
Reading : むく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 198,000 (about 277,000 results)
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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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watery yo
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スイ   みず water   
yo = to yell / say hi
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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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snout (of a pig)
water
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