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Kanji Grade 3 - 皮

Kanji character Grade 3 皮. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 3 - 皮
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pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
Kun: かわ
On: ヒ
5 strokes
Radical: skin 皮
Parts: 又 皮
 
Onyomi
皮肉 【ヒニク】 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire, unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned, (only) surface, something superficial, skin and bone, body
皮革 【ヒカク】 leather, hide
表皮 【ヒョウヒ】 epidermis, cuticle
上皮 【ウワカワ】 outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis, bark, rind, crust, film (on the surface of a liquid), scum, epithelium
 
Kunyomi
皮 【かわ】 skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping, mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
皮切り 【かわきり】 beginning, start
一皮 【ひとかわ】 unmasking
薄皮 【うすかわ】 thin skin