“To pare” in Japanese
Short answer
To pare in Japanese is “剥く” (muku). Full meaning: to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes).
Other ways to say “To pare” in Japanese
削る
kezuru to shave (wood, leather, etc.), to sharpen (e.g. pencil), to plane, to whittle, to pare, to scrape off, to erode; to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.), to curtail, to reduce; to delete, to erase, to remove, to cross out, to strike out
はが
haga to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
剝く
muku to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
剥ぐ
hagu to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
はぐ
hagu to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
剝ぐ
hagu to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
はげ
hage to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
はご
hago to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
はごふ
hagoo to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
剝ける
mukeru to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
はごっ
hago to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull, to strip; to bare (teeth, fangs), to open wide (eyes)
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