noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. peeling off (e.g. of paint), falling off (e.g. of tiles), exfoliation, desquamation, excoriation.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
剥落 はくらく
剝落 はくらく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

come off, peel, fade
は.がれる ハク へ.ぐ (11th)
copy, write down, record
snout, pig's head radical (no. 58)
ケイ
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ
fall, drop, come down
お.ちる ラク おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク おのおの かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)