皮かわ
Meanings
Noun
1. skin; hide; pelt; fur
2. rind; peel; husk; bark
3. shell; sheath; wrapping
4. mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
Kanji used
skin (of an animal or a plant)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (88 in total)
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to peel; to skin; to pare
to skin; to peel
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
skin and bones
to peel; to skin; to pare
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
banana peel; banana skin
to peel; to skin; to pare
bark (of tree)
to skin; to peel
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to skin; to peel
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
shameless; bold; brazen
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
(made of) leather; leather-bound
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; epithelium
leather-covered
with the skin on; unskinned; unpeeled; unhusked
with the skin on; unskinned; unpeeled; unhusked
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
chicken skin (esp. in cooking)
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
leather strap; thong; leash
leather strap; thong; leash
cowhide; oxhide
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
chicken skin (esp. in cooking); bird skin
leather belt
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
hard shell of a nut, etc.
cream puff shell; choux pastry
bark; husk; untanned pelt
thick hide; shamelessness
sashimi with skin still attached
leather jacket
leather belt; (machine) belt
shameless; bold; brazen
suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
with the skin on; unskinned; unpeeled; unhusked
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
chicken skin (esp. in cooking)
real leather
belly meat of fish (esp. bonito)
to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
total lie; big lie; complete lie
peeling; paring; skinning; parer; peeler; paring-knife
leather goods
to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides
buff; chamois
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
bark; husk; untanned pelt
mask (concealing one's true character); disguise; sheep's clothing
thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
calfskin; calf leather
calfskin; calf leather
total lie; big lie; complete lie
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust
leather; tanned animal hide; kanji "leather" radical (radical 177)
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
to betray oneself; to reveal one's true colors; to show the cloven hoof; to throw off the mask; to give oneself away
La Peau de Chagrin (novel by Balzac)
to betray oneself; to reveal one's true colors; to show the cloven hoof; to throw off the mask; to give oneself away
silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
pick-guard (protective patch on a shamisen, etc.)
lowly people (Edo period); eta
lowly people (Edo period); eta
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
hairy caterpillar
Examples (6 in total)
Beauty is only skin deep.
The skin of animals is covered with hair.
I don't eat chicken skin.