Japanese word

剥がれる

Pronunciation

Romajihagareru

Meaning

  • verbcome off

Example

壁のポスターが剥がれます。kabe no po su tā ga ha ga re ma su

The poster comes off the wall.

Illustration for 剥がれる (come off)

More examples

古いラベルが水にぬれて剥がれました。furu i ra be ru ga mizu ni nu re te ha ga re ma shi ta

The old label got wet and came off.

Core concept

Marks the point at which something attached to a surface becomes detached and can no longer stay in its original position.

Common phrases

  • 壁から剥がれるkabe ka ra ha ga re ru

    come off the wall

  • 塗装が剥がれるto sō ga ha ga re ru

    paint peels off

  • シールが剥がれるshī ru ga ha ga re ru

    a sticker comes off

Similar words

取れるtoreru: To separate from a surface or attachment without specifying how it happens.
外れるhazureru: To lose its proper position by coming free from a fitting or connection.
剥がれ落ちるhagareochiru: To peel away from a surface and fall down.

Definition in Japanese

物の表面に付いているものが、表面から離れて取れる状態になる。mono no hyō men ni tsu i te i ru mo no ga hyō men ka ra hana re te to re ru jō tai ni na ru

Word origin

剥がれる (hagareru) is the intransitive member of the native Japanese verb pair with 剥がす (hagasu, "to peel off"), presenting detachment as something that happens to the attached item.

Usage tips

  • The pattern 壁から剥がれる (kabe kara hagareru) places the departing item as the subject and marks the surface it leaves with から (kara).

Other meanings

  • peel offverb
  • come unstuck from ___verb

Opposites

Related words

  • 剥がれhagarepeelingnoun

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