剥(む)ける

むける
verb (ichidan)
to peel off; to come off (skin, bark)
自動詞 intransitiveaction
See also: 剥(む)く (transitive), 向(む)ける (turn toward)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present剥(む)ける剥(む)けない
Present polite剥(む)けます剥(む)けません
Past剥(む)けた剥(む)けなかった
Past polite剥(む)けました剥(む)けませんでした
て form剥(む)けて剥(む)けなくて
ている present剥(む)けている剥(む)けていない
ている polite剥(む)けています剥(む)けていません
ている past剥(む)けていた剥(む)けていなかった
ている past polite剥(む)けていました剥(む)けていませんでした
Conditional ば剥(む)ければ剥(む)けなければ
Conditional たら剥(む)けたら剥(む)けなかったら
Volitional剥(む)けよう—
Volitional polite剥(む)けましょう—
Potential剥(む)けられる剥(む)けられない
Passive剥(む)けられる剥(む)けられない
Causative剥(む)けさせる剥(む)けさせない
Imperative剥(む)けろ剥(む)けるな
1. to peel off; to come off; to flake off
For skin, bark, paint, or a surface layer to come off naturally or due to damage. An intransitive verb — the peeling happens on its own.
My skin peeled from the sunburn.
The paint on the wall has started to peel off.
The skin on the tip of my nose has peeled off and turned red.

Describes surfaces, coatings, or skin coming off naturally or as a result of damage. As an intransitive verb, the peeling happens on its own without someone actively removing it.

Transitivity

  • 剥(む)ける (intransitive) — to peel off (by itself)
  • 剥(む)く (transitive) — to peel (something)

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 剥(む)ける — for thin layers like skin, bark, paint
  • 剥(は)がれる — for things stuck or attached coming off (labels, stickers, wallpaper)