皮 — 5 strokes ／ Radical「皮」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 5 strokes ／ Radical「皮」
- On
- ヒひ · hi
- Kun
- かわkawa
- Meaning
- skin, hide, peel
Stroke order
Origin
From a picture of a hand (又) peeling the 'hide' off an animal.
Readings and examples
| Onヒひhi | 皮膚ひふ皮相ひそう樹皮じゅひ |
|---|---|
| Kunかわkawa | 皮かわ毛皮けがわ Compare: 革 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 皮ふひふ
skin
- 毛皮けがわ
fur
- 皮革ひかく
- 皮膚ひふ
- 鰐皮わにがわ
- 痂皮かひ
- 蛻皮ぜいひ
- 皮かわ
Example
りんごの 皮を むきます。
I peel the apple's skin.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)