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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: skin, body, grain, texture, disposition

Kunyomi: はだ

Onyomi: フ

Composition: 虍 胃

膚

Radical

Radical: 肉

Reading: にくづき

Meaning: meat

Strokes: 4

Reading: にくづき

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Examples

Examples with audio

皮膚(ひふ)   skin

皮膚科(ひふか)   dermatology

皮膚病(ひふびょう)   skin disease

Onyomi Examples

肌膚 (キフ) skin

ただれた皮膚 (タダレタヒフ) inflamed skin

Kunyomi Examples

肌 (はだ) skin, body (in the context of intimate bodily contact), surface, grain (e.g. of wood), texture, disposition, temperament, character, type

肌色 (はだいろ) flesh colour (of a Japanese person), flesh color, pale orange, (one's) skin color, skin colour, skin tone

素肌 (すはだ) bare skin, naked skin

地肌 (じはだ) texture, grain, one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.), natural skin, bare skin, scalp, surface of the earth, bare ground, surface of a sword blade

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