01
皮肉
ひにく
irony, sarcasm
Meanings
- pelt
- skin
- hide
- leather
- skin radical (no. 107)
Readings
Onyomi
- ヒ
Kunyomi
- かわ
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Useful words
02
皮膚
ひふ
skin
03
毛皮
けがわ
fur, pelt
04
皮をむく
かわをむく
to peel
05
餃子の皮
ぎょうざのかわ
gyoza wrapper
06
皮膚科
ひふか
dermatology
Compare Kanji
01革Meaning91%leather, skinSkin becomes leather in 革, a direct material step from 皮.02肌Meaning86%texture, skin肌 is skin as body surface, while 皮 can be hide, peel, or covering.03膚Meaning82%skin, body膚 gives a more body-specific skin kanji, useful beside broader 皮.04波Component72%waves, billowsThe 皮 shape occupies 波's right half, so water waves borrow that visual piece.05破Component70%rend, rip破 keeps 皮 as its closing block and adds stone, turning the shape toward breaking.06疲Component66%exhausted, tire疲 reuses the 皮 piece, but the sickness frame changes it into fatigue.
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