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膚

skin
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingフ
Kun readingはだ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. skinRtK
    日焼けは皮膚をヒリヒリさせる。Sunburn irritates the skin.tatoeba
    日光は皮膚に作用する。The sunbeam acts upon the skin.tatoeba
  2. body
  3. grain
  4. texture
  5. disposition
  1. body (in the context of intimate bodily contact)
  2. surface
  3. grain (e.g. of wood)

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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tiger · stomach · rice field (田) · brains · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2147

Compound words

皮膚ひふ
skin
皮膚科ひふか
dermatology
皮膚病ひふびょう
skin disease
鮫膚さめはだ
rough skin (like that of a shark)
山膚やまはだ
mountain's surface
素膚すはだ
bare skin
地膚じはだ
texture
鳥膚とりはだ
goosebumps
膚色はだいろ
flesh colour (of a Japanese person)
膚着はだぎ
underwear
学者膚がくしゃはだ
scholarly bent of mind
皮膚炭疽ひふたんそ
cutaneous anthrax
趾蹠皮膚炎しせきひふえん
footpad dermatitis (in animals)
完膚なきまでかんぷなきまで
completely
完膚無きまでかんぷなきまで
completely

Additional Examples

太陽光の浴びすぎは、皮膚に有害だ。
Too many sun's rays are harmful to your skin.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 膚

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step