剥ける・剝ける|むけるmukeru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
剥ける剥ける（むける） is the more common written form and the preferred choice for beginners; use it as your default spelling.
剝ける剝ける（むける） is a less common written form of the same word; recognize it as a variant, but do not choose it as a beginner default.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, intransitive verbto peel off; to come off; to be taken off
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 剥ける（むける） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 剥けます（むけます） |
| Negative (nai) | 剥けない（むけない） |
| polite (masen) | 剥けません（むけません） |
| classical zu / nu | 剥けず・剥けぬ（むけず・むけぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 剥けた（むけた） |
| polite (mashita) | 剥けました（むけました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 剥けなかった（むけなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 剥けませんでした（むけませんでした） |
| Te form | 剥けて（むけて） |
| Potential | 剥けられる（むけられる） |
| Passive | 剥けられる（むけられる） |
| Causative | 剥けさせる（むけさせる） |
| Causative passive | 剥けさせられる（むけさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 剥ければ（むければ） |
| tara | 剥けたら（むけたら） |
| Volitional | 剥けよう（むけよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 剥けましょう（むけましょう） |
| Imperative | 剥けろ（むけろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
皮が剥ける
剥ける is intransitive and emphasizes 皮 coming off or the resulting state, as in 皮が剥ける. 剥く is transitive and emphasizes the action of removing 皮, as in 皮を剥く.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymはげるNeutralPaint or coatings peeling or fading; the focus is on surface finishes. 「剥ける」 is mostly for skin or an outer peel coming off.
- Related取れるとれるNeutralVery broad: anything attached comes off or goes away — buttons, stains, even fatigue. 「剥ける」 is limited to skin or a surface layer.
- RelatedもげるCasualColloquial: something tears or breaks off and falls away, stressing a part snapping off. 「剥ける」 is about skin or a surface layer coming off.
- Related剥離はくりWrittenWritten/formal prose: detachment, mostly in medicine and technology, as in 「網膜剥離」. In everyday speech, skin coming off is 「剥ける」.
- Antonym付くつくNeutralAntonym: to stick or become attached — the opposite of 「剥ける」, where skin or a surface layer comes off.
- Antonym張り付くはりつくNeutralAntonym: a thin thing sticks fast and will not come off — the reverse of 「剥ける」, where a surface layer peels away.
Use 「剥ける」 for skin or peel coming off, as in 「日焼けで皮が剥ける」 or 「皮がきれいに剥けた」. For paint or coatings, use 「剥げる」; for medical or technical detachment, 「剥離」.
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Japanese definitions
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