剥(は)ぐto tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark, to disrobe, to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank), to deprive of, to divest

鳥(とり)が木(き)の皮(かわ)を器用(きよう)に剥(は)いでいます。

The bird is skillfully peeling off the bark of the tree. {to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark, to disrobe, to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank), to deprive of, to divest}

お昼(ひる)になっても寝(ね)ている息子(むすこ)の布団(ふとん)を剥(は)ぐ。

I strip off my son's futon even though he is still sleeping at noon. {to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark, to disrobe, to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank), to deprive of, to divest}

王様(おうさま)は失態(しったい)を犯(おか)した官位(かんい)のその位(くらい)を剥(は)ぎました。

The king stripped the rank of the official who had made a blunder. {to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark, to disrobe, to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank), to deprive of, to divest}

少年(しょうねん)：「綺麗(きれい)にシールを壁(かべ)から剥(は)げなかったら父(とう)さんに怒(おこ)られる…。」

Boy: "If I can't peel off the sticker from the wall cleanly, Dad will get angry..." {to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark, to disrobe, to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank), to deprive of, to divest}

まさか、あんなに王様(おうさま)と仲(なか)が良(よ)かった彼(かれ)が王様(おうさま)に位(くらい)を剥(は)がれるとは…！

I can't believe that he, who was so close to the king, has been stripped of his rank by the king...! {to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark, to disrobe, to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank), to deprive of, to divest}