はがす・剥がす・剥す・剝がすhagasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
へがすhegasu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to disrobe; to deprive of; to detach; to disconnect
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | はがす |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | はがします |
| Negative (nai) | はがさない |
| polite (masen) | はがしません |
| classical zu / nu | はがさず・はがさぬ |
| Past (ta) | はがした |
| polite (mashita) | はがしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | はがさなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | はがしませんでした |
| Te form | はがして |
| Potential | はがせる |
| Passive | はがされる |
| Causative | はがさせる |
| Causative passive | はがさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | はがせば |
| tara | はがしたら |
| Volitional | はがそう |
| polite (mashou) | はがしましょう |
| Imperative | はがせ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
シールを剥がす
剥がれる describes something peeling or coming off on its own (シールが剥がれる), while 剥がす means to deliberately peel or remove something (シールを剥がす).
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym剥ぐはぐNeutralPeels things off (「皮を剥ぐ」); also means depriving someone of rank (「官位を剥ぐ」) or stripping clothes off someone.
- Synonym剥ぎ取るはぎとるNeutralStrips or tears something off by force — skin, clothes, or rank and power (「皮を剥ぎ取る」「地位を剥ぎ取る」); carries a nuance of forcible seizure that 「剥がす」 lacks.
- RelatedむくNeutralPeels off outer layers such as fruit skin or eggshells (「りんごを剥く」「卵の殻を剥く」); 「剥がす」 instead focuses on removing things stuck to a surface.
- Antonym張るはるNeutralAntonym: pastes or sticks something on (「ポスターを貼る」) — the reverse action of 「剥がす」.
- AntonymつけるNeutralAntonym: attaches or affixes something, the reverse of peeling it off with 「剥がす」.
Use 「剥がす」 to peel off something stuck to a surface (「シールを剥がす」). Use 「剥く」 for peeling fruit or shells, 「剥ぎ取る」 for forcible stripping or depriving. The opposites are 「貼る」 and 「付ける」.
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Japanese definitions
English equivalents
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