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Reading

Kana: かわ
Romaji: kawa
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Definitions

1

skin; hide; pelt; fur

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2

rind; peel; husk; bark

3

shell; sheath; wrapping

4

mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming

See also: 化けの皮 (reading ばけのかわ) 欲の皮が突っ張る (reading よくのかわがつっぱる)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かわ
Meanings: pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)

Example Sentences

()(かわ)(いち)(じゅう)
➥Beauty is only skin deep.
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美貌(びぼう)(かわ)(いち)(じゅう)
➥Beauty is but skin deep.
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()らぬ(たぬき)皮算用(かわざんよう)
➥Count one's chickens before they are hatched.
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(へび)脱皮(だっぴ)した。
➥The snake sheds its skin.
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()はただ(かわ)(いち)(まい)
➥Beauty is but skin deep.
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毛皮(けがわ)(ふく)()ている。
➥She is garbed in furs.
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