What does 剥ぐ mean?
剥ぐ is a Japanese verb meaning “to tear off, to peel off, to rip off” in English. It can also be translated as “to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.)” depending on context. It is written as 剥ぐ in kanji, はぐ in hiragana, and hagu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
少年は木の皮を剥いだ。
The boy stripped a tree of the bark.