かわ
Meanings
Noun
1. skin; hide; pelt; fur
2. rind; peel; husk; bark
3. shell; sheath; wrapping
4. mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
Pitch accent
Top 14100
Used in vocabulary (57 in total)
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
bark; husk; untanned pelt
leather strap; thong; leash
rawhide
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
unmasking
to peel; to skin; to pare
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
hard shell of a nut, etc.
leather goods
to skin; to peel
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
leather-covered
banana peel; banana skin
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
beginning; start
leather; leather-bound; leathern
thin skin
skin and bones
leather jacket
bark (of tree)
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
cowhide; oxhide
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; epithelium
shameless; bold; brazen
real leather
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
leather belt; cartridge or gun belt
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
thick hide; shamelessness
cedar bark
cream puff shell; choux pastry
sashimi with skin still attached
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
leather wallet
to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides
buff; chamois
chestnut brown
masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing
leather; tanned animal hide; kanji "leather" radical (radical 177)
pick-guard (protective patch on a shamisen, etc.)
total lie; big lie; complete lie
silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust
hairy caterpillar
Examples (6 in total)
The skin of animals is covered with hair.
I don't eat chicken skin.
Please peel the potatoes.