Keyword
skin (of an animal or a plant)
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig865
Readings
(57%)
かわ
(31%)
がわ
(9%)
(1%)
Composed of
slash left
support
Mnemonic

The skin is an organ which supports an animal. As long as the skin is intact the animal will live, but once it's slashed the animal won't be able to survive anymore.

Used in kanji (17 in total)
he
to tear
tired
a wave
Used in vocabulary (342 in total)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
beginning; start
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to peel; to skin; to pare
to skin; to peel
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to peel; to skin; to pare
bark (of a tree, etc.)
skin and bones
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
foreskin; prepuce
film; membrane
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
bark (of tree)
to take a veneer off something
banana peel; banana skin
to peel; to skin; to pare
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
to take a veneer off something
to skin; to peel
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to skin; to peel
subcutaneous
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
cutaneous sensation
leather; hide
surface; outward appearance; superficial; shallow
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
hide; pelt; animal skin
leather; leather-bound; leathern
dermatology
irony of fate; twist of fate
sebum; sebaceous matter
shameless; bold; brazen
to take a veneer off something
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
leather-covered
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; epithelium
sheep skin; fleece; parchment
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
synthetic leather
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
neocortex; neopallium
superficial; shallow
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
cutaneous respiration
true (inner) skin; corium; derma; cutis
pericarp (ripened ovary wall forming part of a fruit); skin (of a fruit); peel; rind
endothelium; endodermis
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
leather strap; thong; leash
leather shoes; leather boots
skin cancer
leather strap; thong; leash
cowhide; oxhide
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
epidermis; cuticle; scarfskin; endocarp
traditional Japanese paper made from the fibre of plant species Diplomorpha sikokiana (high quality, glossy)
snake skin; sanshin
skin graft; skin transplant
synthetic leather; artificial leather; leatherette
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
adrenocortical hormone; adrenal cortex hormone
pie crust
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
fur rug; fur cushion; insole; inner sole
leather cover; leather binding
percutaneous
cinnamon; cassia (bark)
tiger fur
adrenal cortex; cortex of the adrenal gland
Diplomorpha sikokiana (species of flowering plant); paper made from the fibre of this plant
thick hide; shamelessness
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
carapace; shell; crust
hard shell of a nut, etc.
mesothelioma; mesothelial tumor (tumour)
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
tree bark
cypress bark
back of a leatherbound book
crocodile or alligator skin (hide)
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
sashimi with skin still attached
protective cover on a clog
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
skin flap; flap
bark; husk; untanned pelt
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
decortication; peeling; denuding
cream puff shell; choux pastry
seed coat; testa
rash; eruption
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
leather belt; cartridge or gun belt
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
dusky-red; color of cypress bark
leather jacket
cinchona bark
leathercraft; leatherwork
scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
sebaceous gland
clitoral hood; prepuce of clitoris
archicortex; archipallium
fur rug; fur cushion; insole; inner sole
squamous cell carcinoma; SCC
dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
skin cancer
suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
little by little; slowly but surely
percutaneous infection
vascular endothelium; angioendothelium; endothelium
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
peony root bark
decortication; peeling; denuding
thin leather with gold patterns (introduced from Europe during the Edo period)
real leather
dermatology
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
mesothelium; mesothelial
shallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless
scaly hide or skin
crust; scab
cinchona bark
urbane and good-looking woman
argyria; argyrosis
cutaneous anthrax
skin grafting
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
placoderms (extinct fishes of class Placodermi)
percutaneous; transcutaneous
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
Echinodermata (phylum of marine invertebrates)
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
balanoposthitis; inflammation of the glans and foreskin
dried hides
buff; chamois
artificial leather; synthetic leather; faux leather
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
seborrheic dermatitis; seborrheic eczema
caulking; calking; oakum
bast; bast fibre (fiber)
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides
quilting; ticking
leather goods
buff; chamois
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
orange-peel oil
sheep in a tiger's skin; gimcrack; showy without real worth; all show and no substance
(a woman) to lose her roughness and become urbane and good-looking; to become experienced in worldly affairs
cypress bark
he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it; (lit.) tigers leave their hide when they die; men leave their name
fish skin with a granular texture, esp. shark and stingray; rough ceramic glaze (like sharkskin); rough enamel
adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotrophic hormone; ACTH
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
lowly people (Edo period); eta
lowly people (Edo period); eta
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
bark (of a tree)
wampee (Clausena lansium)
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
dermatology
bark; husk; untanned pelt
Abyssinia; Ethiopia
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi
thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
baskets wrapped in paper, bark or skin
cherry bark work; cherry bark art
squamous cell carcinoma; SCC
full-leather; leather-bound (book)
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice)
to unmask (someone's true nature)
to unmask (someone's true nature)
kanji "fur" radical
leatherworker; leathercrafter
urbane and good-looking woman
(a woman) to lose her roughness and become urbane and good-looking; to become experienced in worldly affairs
bast; bast fibre (fiber)
quilting; ticking
clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)
clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)
book cover; outer wrapper for a book (put on by a bookseller before being handed to a customer)
masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing
masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing
white fish vinegared and rolled with kombu
to expose one's true colors (colours); to expose one's true character
to expose one's true colors (colours); to expose one's true character
wrinkled hands from being in water; washerwoman's hands
motor cortex (area of the brain just anterior to the central sulcus responsible for controlling voluntary muscle activity)
cuticle; outermost layer of a hair
leather; tanned animal hide; kanji "leather" radical (radical 177)
paleocortex (palaeocortex); paleopallium
hairy caterpillar
pick-guard (protective patch on a shamisen, etc.)
ecdysozoan (any animal of the superphylum Ecdysozoa, incl. arthropods, nematodes, etc.)
placoderms (extinct fishes of class Placodermi)
insular cortex; insula
total lie; big lie; complete lie
cherry tree inner bark
sensory epithelium; neuroepithelium
dog skin; dog hide; dog fur
rhinoceros hide; Chinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish
silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
Chinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish
Chinese lacquerware technique resulting in a mottled finish
flap; skin flap
one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head; (lit.) when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops
one becomes sleepy when one's stomach is full; full stomach, sleepy head; (lit.) when the skin of the belly is extended, the skin of the eyes droops
dermatoglyphic pattern; dermatoglyphics
dermal toxicity; percutaneous toxicity
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust
cinnamon powder; powdered cinnamon bark
epidermal depression; skin depression
endothelial cancer
dander; skin flakes; dead skin cells
integumentary system
footpad dermatitis (animals); FPD
xeroderma; xerodermia; xerosis; dry skin
itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei)
mulberry root bark (Morus alba)
house dust mite (Dermatophagoides spp.)
house dust mite (Dermatophagoides spp.)
aoganpi (Wikstroemia retusa); ganpi
box elder (Acer negundo); boxelder maple; ash-leaved maple; maple ash; ashleaf maple
Laetiporus versisporus (species of mushroom)
Examples (47 in total)
Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.
His ironical remarks aren't directed at you.
His ironical remarks are not directed at you.