JLPT N2 · Verb

剥がす (hagasu)

剥がす (はがす, hagasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to tear off; to peel off”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
はがす
Romaji
hagasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

彼女は窓からステッカーを引き剥がした。
She tore away the stickers from the window.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 剥がす

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary剥がすはがす hagasu
Polite (~masu)剥がしますはがします hagashimasu
Negative剥がさないはがさない hagasanai
Polite negative剥がしませんはがしません hagashimasen
Past剥がしたはがした hagashita
Polite past剥がしましたはがしました hagashimashita
Negative past剥がさなかったはがさなかった hagasanakatta
Te-form剥がしてはがして hagashite
Potential剥がせるはがせる hagaseru
Passive剥がされるはがされる hagasareru
Causative剥がさせるはがさせる hagasaseru
Volitional剥がそうはがそう hagasou
Imperative剥がせはがせ hagase
Conditional (~ba)剥がせばはがせば hagaseba

Kanji in 剥がす

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 剥がす.

Source: JMdict entry 1600670 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.