皮
Pelt
Meanings
Pelt, Skin, Hide, Leather, Skin Radical (no. 107)
On'yomi
ひ
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
かわ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
皮 is written in 5 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
皮 (Pelt) is taught on WaniKani at level 5 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1092 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 5 strokes.
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