Kanji

皮

皮

pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

皮部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヒ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かわ

Common Readings

ヒ, かわ

Example sentences

皮肉 ひにく
運命の皮肉で、二人は再会した。

By a twist of fate, the two met again.

肩を竦める かたをすくめる
彼はその皮肉を聞いて、ただ肩を竦めた。

He just shrugged his shoulders upon hearing the irony.

皮 かわ
リンゴの皮をむいて、小さく切った。

I peeled the apple and cut it into small pieces.

ごと ごと
リンゴを皮ごと食べた。

I ate the apple with its skin.

皮膚 ひふ
冬は空気が乾燥して皮膚が荒れやすいです。

In winter, the air is dry and skin tends to get rough.

ヌメヌメ ヌメヌメ
カエルの皮膚はヌメヌメしている

The frog's skin is slimy.

毛皮 けがわ
彼女は非常に高価な毛皮のコートを着ている。

She is wearing an extremely expensive fur coat.

Example Vocabulary

皮肉

ひにく

irony; sarcasm; satire

皮

かわ

skin; peel; rind; bark

皮膚

ひふ

skin

毛皮

けがわ

fur; pelt

羊皮紙

ようひし

皮切り

かわきり

皮肉にも

ひにくにも

頭皮

とうひ

薄皮

うすかわ

表皮

ひょうひ

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