肌 – texture, skin, body

6 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1559 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 肌 means texture, skin, body, grain. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is キ (ki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はだ (hada). It is written with 6 strokes, under radical 肉 (no. 130).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	キ	ki
Kun’yomi	はだ	hada

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 肉 (Kangxi radical 130). Components: 月・几.

Words using 肌

肌はだskin肌着はだぎunderwear

Example sentences

刺激を受け続けると肌の保護作用により角質が肥厚して、ゴワゴワしたり硬くなって、毛穴が目立ってきます。

If it continues to be stimulated the skin's protective function causes thickening and it becomes stiff and hard with pores that stand out.

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中国の音楽はどうも僕の肌に合わない。

I don't have the feeling for Chinese music in my body.

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彼は肌着を裏返しに着た。

He put on his undershirt inside out.

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Kanji with the same radical

能育脳背脱肉臓肝胸腕脅肩腐脚腹膨

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