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皮
Skin, Peel
かわ (kawa)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
The kanji 皮 is used for the outer layer of both people and objects. It appears in words like 皮膚 (skin), 果皮 (fruit peel), and 毛皮 (fur).
Memory Trick
Imagine PEELING an ORANGE by removing its SKIN. The peel represents 皮.
Readings
Onyomi: ヒ (hi)
Kunyomi: かわ (kawa)
Example Words
皮
かわ (kawa)
Skin, Peel
皮膚
ひふ (hifu)
Skin
毛皮
けがわ (kegawa)
Fur
果皮
かひ (kahi)
Fruit peel
Example Sentence
りんごの 皮を むきました。
りんごの かわを むきました。
ringo no kawa o mukimashita
I peeled the apple.