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

Readings

Kana: ヒ、かわ
Romaji: hi, kawa
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Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: けがわ
Romaji: kegawa
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Romaji

Meanings

pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  5
Radical Number:  107
Frequency:  1092
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  3-3-2
Korean Reading:  pi
Chinese Reading:  pi2
Unicode:  76ae
JIS:  4869

Indexes

Halpern Index: 3037
Nelson Index: 3109
New Nelson Index: 3878
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2h3.1
Four Corner Index: 4024.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 374
Gakken Index: 939
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22823
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0093
Remembering the kanji Index: 802
Kanji Flashcards Index: 755
Kodansha Compact Index: 1367
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 396
Kanji in Context Index: 1144
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1923
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2615
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 810
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 865
Essential Kanji Index: 863
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3771
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1667
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 307
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 258

Words

(かわ)
skin; hide; pelt; fur; rind; peel; husk; bark; shell; sheath; wrapping; mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
皮切り (かわきり)
beginning; start
毛皮 (けがわ、もうひ)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
皮質 (ひしつ)
cortex
皮革 (ひかく)
leather; hide
皮膚 (ひふ、ひフ)
skin
皮肉 (ひにく)
cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire
上皮 (うわかわ、じょうひ)
outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust; film (on the surface of a liquid); scum; epithelium
表皮 (ひょうひ)
epithelium; skin; rind
樹皮 (じゅひ)
(tree) bark
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