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N3Kanji

皮

skin, leather

Readings

On
ヒ
Kun
かわ

Examples

皮（かわ）、皮膚（ひふ）、毛皮（けがわ）

skin/leather, skin, fur

Note

On-reading (ヒ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (かわ) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation.

Questions that use this word

N3 1 · N1 6

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N1N1 読解

    しかし近代化の恩恵を享受してきた人間は今、自らの活動が生態系の根幹を脅かすという皮肉な状況に直面している。

    Answer: 自然との関係を支配関係から共存・相互依存関係へと捉え直すこと

  • N3N3 漢字

    「皮膚」の読み方は？

    Answer: ひふ

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