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    3. 皮

    皮

    皮かわ

    skin

    N3KMT6News #8+1CoreNounFood & DiningAnimalsKanji Vocab5 strokes

    かわ

    Noun

    1.
    skin, hide, pelt, fur
    2.
    rind, peel, husk, bark
    3.
    shell, sheath, wrapping
    4.
    mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming

    Stroke 0 / 5

    Speed1.0x

    リンゴの皮かわをむいて食たべます。

    I peel an apple and eat it.

    KMT4Food & DiningDaily Life
    鶏とり肉にくは皮かわ付つきで焼やくと香こうばしい。

    Chicken grilled with the skin on is fragrant.

    KMT6Food & Dining
    餃ギョウ子ザの皮かわは薄うすくてもちもちしているのが美お味いしい。

    The thin, chewy skin of gyoza is delicious.

    KMT6Food & Dining
    蛇へびは成せい長ちょうするにつれて古ふるい皮かわを脱ぬぎ捨すてる。

    Snakes shed their old skin as they grow.

    KMT6AnimalsNature & Environment
    彼かれの言こと葉ばの皮かわの裏うらには、深ふかい悲かなしみが隠かくされていた。

    Behind the facade of his words, deep sorrow was hidden.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    皮
    かわ…(1)
    pelt・skin・hide・leather・skin radical (no. 107)
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