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皮, かわ

  • kawa
JLPT LEVEL 3

Definition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  • skin
  • hide
  • pelt
  • fur

Definition

  • rind
  • peel
  • husk
  • bark

Definition

  • shell
  • sheath
  • wrapping

Definition

  • mask (hiding one's true nature)
  • seeming

Examples of 皮,かわ in a Sentence

あのサッカーボールは本物の皮でできている。
That football is made of genuine leather.
ぎょうざの具のあまりは？餃子を家で作りましたが、皮が少なかったせいか、具が少し余ってしまいました。
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.
私は林檎の皮をむくことができる。
I can peel an apple.
彼は手を伸ばして小さな皮表紙の本をとった。
He reached out and took down a small leather bound book.
よい皮は何年ももつものだ。
Good leather will wear for years.
このバッグは皮でできています。
This bag is made of leather.
ジャガイモの皮をこそげ取ってください。
Please scrape the skin off the potatoes.
美は皮一重。
Beauty is but skin deep.
妹は豆の皮をむいた。
My sister shelled the beans.
美はただ皮一枚。
Beauty is but skin-deep.

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