What is the Kanji for "Skin"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Skin", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Skin" is "肌".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Hada".

Its onyomi reading is "Ki".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "肉" means "Meat" and can be read as "Niku". And The component "几" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "肌" mean in japanese?

"肌" means "Skin".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

肌: "Skin". The Japanese noun '肌 (はだ)' refers to the skin, the outer protective layer of the human body. It is used to describe the physical appearance and texture of a person's skin. The word can be used in a wide variety of contexts, such as describing the quality or complexion of someone's skin. For example: Her skin is smooth - (彼女の肌は滑らかです). She has beautiful, glowing skin - (彼女は美しい、きれいな肌を持っている).

肌着: "Underwear". The Japanese noun '肌着 (はだぎ)' refers to underwear or undergarments, specifically those worn close to the skin. This can include items like undershirts, vests, camisoles, and long underwear. It is a term that emphasizes the intimate and close-to-the-body nature of these garments. For example: I need to buy some new underwear - (新しい肌着を買う必要がある). She was wearing a warm set of long underwear - (彼女は暖かい肌着を着ていた).

肌色: "Skin color". The noun '肌色 (はだいろ)' refers to the natural color of a person's skin. It can be used to describe the overall tone or hue of someone's complexion. The word is often used in the context of makeup, clothing, or art to indicate a specific shade that matches or complements a person's skin tone. For example: Her dress was the same color as her skin - (彼女のドレスは彼女の肌色と同じ色だった). I need to find the right foundation to match my skin color - (私の肌色に合うファンデーションを見つける必要がある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "は" is read as "ha". And The hiragana "だ" is read as "da".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.