JLPT N2 · 5 strokes
Kanji 皮: "pelt, skin, hide"
The kanji 皮 means "pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ヒ in on'yomi and かわ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヒ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かわ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 1092 of 2,501 |
Common words with 皮
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 皮skin; hide; pelt; fur · rind; peel; husk; bark
- 皮肉irony; sarcasm; cynicism; satire · unexpected; different from what one expected; not as one had planned
- 皮膚skin
- 毛皮fur; skin; pelt · kanji "fur" radical
- 羊皮紙parchment
- 皮切りbeginning; start
- 皮肉にもironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
- 頭皮scalp
- 表皮epidermis; cuticle · bark; epidermis
- 薄皮thin skin
- 脱皮ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; molting · freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
- 皮を被るto conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
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