texture, skin, body, grain
On'yomi (音読み)
- キ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- はだ
About this kanji
The kanji 肌 (はだ) primarily means "skin" and refers to the texture and surface of the body. It is commonly used as a noun, and you will see it in various compounds like 肌色 (はだいろ), which means "flesh color"; 肌着 (はだぎ), meaning "underwear"; and 素肌 (すはだ), translating to "bare skin." These words reflect its focus on the body's surface and texture. A usage note: 肌 can also refer to things like the surface of a mountain, as in 山肌 (やまはだ), emphasizing its versatile meaning. This kanji is essential for discussing health and beauty in Japanese.
Example sentences
彼女の肌は美しく輝いている。
Her skin is beautiful and radiant.
Meanings across languages
- English
- texture, skin, body, grain
- Tiếng Việt
- kết cấu
- 日本語
- 肌
- 한국어
- 피부
- 中文
- 肌肤
- id
- tekstur
- th
- เนื้อสัมผัส
- es
- textura
- fr
- texture
- de
- Textur
- pt
- textura
Common compounds
- 肌色はだいろflesh colour (of a Japanese person), flesh color, pale orange
- 肌着はだぎunderwear, underclothes, lingerie
- 山肌やまはだmountain's surface, bare surface of a mountain
- 素肌すはだbare skin, naked skin
- 地肌じはだtexture, grain, one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.)
- 肌身はだみbody
- 岩肌いわはだbare rock, rock surface, rock face
- 肌合いはだあいdisposition, temperament, turn of mind
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