This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

一皮剥く

一皮むく

Reading

Kana: ひとかわむく
Romaji: hitokawamuku
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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to take a veneer off something

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ヒ、 かわ
Meanings: pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)
Readings: ハク、 ホク、 へ.ぐ、 へず.る、 む.く、 む.ける、 は.がれる、 は.ぐ、 は.げる、 は.がす
Meanings: come off, peel, fade, discolor

Example Sentence

文明人(ぶんめいじん)一皮(ひとかわ)むけば野蛮人(やばんじん)
➥Scratch a Russian and find a Tartar.
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