はげる・剥げる・剝げるhageru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto peel off; to come off; to flake off; to be worn off
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto fade; to discolor; to discolour
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | はげる |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | はげます |
| Negative (nai) | はげない |
| polite (masen) | はげません |
| classical zu / nu | はげず・はげぬ |
| Past (ta) | はげた |
| polite (mashita) | はげました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | はげなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | はげませんでした |
| Te form | はげて |
| Potential | はげられる |
| Passive | はげられる |
| Causative | はげさせる |
| Causative passive | はげさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | はげれば |
| tara | はげたら |
| Volitional | はげよう |
| polite (mashou) | はげましょう |
| Imperative | はげろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
ペンキが剥げる
剥げる describes a surface layer coming off on its own (ペンキが剥げる the paint peels), while 剥ぐ focuses on an agent deliberately stripping or peeling something away (ペンキを剥ぐ peel the paint).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym剥けるむけるNeutralFor outer skin coming off — peeling skin, fruit peel splitting open; 「剥げる」 is about surface layers such as paint and coatings coming off.
- Synonym剥離はくりWrittenWritten term for detachment, mainly medical and technical, as in 「網膜剥離」; 「剥げる」 is the more everyday word.
- Related落ちるおちるNeutralThe broadest word for falling or dropping; 「剥げる」 is specific to a surface layer peeling off.
- Related抜け落ちるぬけおちるNeutralFor things falling out or being omitted; 「剥げる」 is about surface coatings peeling off.
- Related取れるとれるNeutralCovers buttons coming off or stains going away; 「剥げる」 is specific to coatings peeling.
- RelatedはげるNeutralA homophone of 「剥げる」: going bald, or a mountain becoming bare; 「剥げる」 is about coatings peeling off.
- Related脱げるぬげるNeutralFor clothes and shoes slipping off; 「剥げる」 is about a surface layer peeling away.
- RelatedもげるNeutralFor things torn off and coming away; 「剥げる」 is about surface layers and coatings peeling.
- Antonym付くつくNeutralMeans to stick or become attached — the opposite of 「剥げる」, which describes peeling off.
Use 「剥げる」 for surface layers such as paint, coatings and nail polish coming off, as in 「ペンキが剥げる」 and 「化けの皮が剥げる」. For peeling skin or fruit peel use 「剥ける」, for medical detachment 「剥離」, for baldness 「禿げる」, and for sticking on 「付く」. The remaining verbs describe falling, coming off or slipping off more generally.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
- 表面がめくれたり、こすれたりして取れる。
- 色があせて、元の色と違ってくる。
