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
Kanji used
skin (of an animal or a plant)
Pitch accent
Top 2900
Used in vocabulary (71 in total)
beginning; start
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
skin and bones
to peel; to skin; to pare
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
bark (of tree)
banana peel; banana skin
to peel; to skin; to pare
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
to skin; to peel
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
leather; leather-bound; leathern
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; epithelium
shameless; bold; brazen
leather-covered
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
inner, astringent skin (of a chestnut)
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
leather strap; thong; leash
cowhide; oxhide
leather strap; thong; leash
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
hard shell of a nut, etc.
thick hide; shamelessness
bark; husk; untanned pelt
cream puff shell; choux pastry
sashimi with skin still attached
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
leather jacket
leather belt; cartridge or gun belt
suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
phimosis; tightening of the foreskin
real leather
tachibana peel (oft. minced and used as a spice); yellow-dyed leather
to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides
leather goods
peeler (kitchen utensil); barker
to convulse (e.g. with laughter); to split one's sides
buff; chamois
barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)
bark; husk; untanned pelt
thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust
leather; tanned animal hide; kanji "leather" radical (radical 177)
masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
total lie; big lie; complete lie
pieces of young pepper tree branch (used medicinally or for pickling)
silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
pick-guard (protective patch on a shamisen, etc.)
lowly people (Edo period); eta
lowly people (Edo period); eta
Indo-Pacific blue marlin (Makaira mazara)
hairy caterpillar
Examples (6 in total)
The skin of animals is covered with hair.
I don't eat chicken skin.
Please peel the potatoes.