剝く

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 剝く, read むく, is a verb meaning to peel or strip away an outer covering or layer.
• Basic usage: It describes peeling fruit or removing a covering from a surface.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The same reading, a different action
  • 皮を剝く means to peel off a skin. 剝く shares its reading with 向く, which means to face a direction.