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Grade 3JLPT N2

pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)

5 strokes · frequency rank #1092

On
Kun
かわ

Stroke order

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Common words

  1. かわskin; hide; pelt; fur1
    • The skin of animals is covered with hair.

    • I can peel an apple.

    • Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.

  2. ひふskin2
    • The sunbeam acts upon the skin.

    • My skin burns easily in the sun.

    • Sunburn irritates the skin.

  3. かわきりbeginning; start3
    • With that as a start many European poems and much literature came to be introduced.

    • Instead use words like "some", "many", "often", and begin statements with openers like, "In my experience, ...", "Excuse me if I'm wrong, but...", "In many instances, ...."

  4. けがわfur; skin; pelt4
    • The colonists bartered with the natives for fur.

    • She is garbed in furs.

    • Fur coats are on sale.

  5. ひにくirony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire5
    • I resent your cynical remarks.

    • He always makes cynical remarks to me.

    • She spoke with a suggestion of sarcasm in her voice.

  6. ひかくleather; hide6
    • Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing.

  7. だっぴecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; molting7
    • The snake sheds its skin.

  8. ひふかdermatology8
  9. ひとかわveneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature9
  10. うわかわouter layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark10

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