Keyword
skin (of an animal or a plant)
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig865
Readings
(58%)
かわ
(31%)
がわ
(8%)
(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
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
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)
banana peel; banana skin
to take a veneer off something
to take a veneer off something
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
to peel; to skin; to pare
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to skin; to peel
to skin; to peel
subcutaneous
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
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
leather; leather-bound; leathern
hide; pelt; animal skin
dermatology
irony of fate; twist of fate
shameless; bold; brazen
sebum; sebaceous matter
to take a veneer off something
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; epithelium
leather-covered
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
sheep skin; fleece; parchment
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
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
neocortex; neopallium
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
superficial; shallow
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
cutaneous respiration
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)
true (inner) skin; corium; derma; cutis
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
leather strap; thong; leash
adrenocortical hormone; adrenal cortex hormone
pie crust
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
fur rug; fur cushion; insole; inner sole
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
leather cover; leather binding
carapace; shell; crust
hard shell of a nut, etc.
mesothelioma; mesothelial tumor (tumour)
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
thick hide; shamelessness
tree bark
cypress bark
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
crocodile or alligator skin (hide)
back of a leatherbound book
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
protective cover on a clog
sashimi with skin still attached
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
skin flap; flap
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
bark; husk; untanned pelt
cream puff shell; choux pastry
decortication; peeling; denuding
seed coat; testa
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
rash; eruption
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
sebaceous gland
leather belt; cartridge or gun belt
scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
dusky-red; color of cypress bark
cinchona bark
leathercraft; leatherwork
leather jacket
clitoral hood; prepuce of clitoris
suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
squamous cell carcinoma; SCC
fur rug; fur cushion; insole; inner sole
dried citrus peel (esp. of a satsuma mandarin) used as seasoning and in traditional Chinese medicine; chenpi
archicortex; archipallium
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
skin cancer
the difference between truth and fiction in art being very subtle; Art abides in a realm that is neither truth nor fiction
vascular endothelium; angioendothelium; endothelium
percutaneous infection
little by little; slowly but surely
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
mesothelium; mesothelial
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
decortication; peeling; denuding
real leather
crust; scab
scaly hide or skin
thin leather with gold patterns (introduced from Europe during the Edo period)
dermatology
shallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless
percutaneous; transcutaneous
placoderms (extinct fishes of class Placodermi)
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
cinchona bark
shagreen (from a shark or stingray); sharkskin; shark leather
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
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
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
argyria; argyrosis
cutaneous anthrax
urbane and good-looking woman
seborrheic dermatitis; seborrheic eczema
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
sheep in a tiger's skin; gimcrack; showy without real worth; all show and no substance
to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides
buff; chamois
quilting; ticking
cypress bark
caulking; calking; oakum
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)
Echinodermata (phylum of marine invertebrates)
orange-peel oil
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
skin grafting
dried hides
balanoposthitis; inflammation of the glans and foreskin
(a woman) to lose her roughness and become urbane and good-looking; to become experienced in worldly affairs
artificial leather; synthetic leather; faux leather
peony root 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
buff; chamois
leather goods
adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotrophic hormone; ACTH
fish skin with a granular texture, esp. shark and stingray; rough ceramic glaze (like sharkskin); rough enamel
bast; bast fibre (fiber)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
lowly people (Edo period); eta
lowly people (Edo period); eta
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
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
squamous cell carcinoma; SCC
cherry bark work; cherry bark art
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)
urbane and good-looking woman
kanji "fur" radical
leatherworker; leathercrafter
clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)
clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)
quilting; ticking
(a woman) to lose her roughness and become urbane and good-looking; to become experienced in worldly affairs
book cover; outer wrapper for a book (put on by a bookseller before being handed to a customer)
bast; bast fibre (fiber)
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.