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JLPT N3 · Noun

肌 (hada)

肌 (はだ, hada) is a Japanese noun meaning “skin”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
はだ
Romaji
hada
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. skin · noun
  2. body (in the context of intimate bodily contact) · noun
  3. surface; grain (e.g. of wood); texture · noun, suffix noun
  4. disposition; temperament; character; type · noun, suffix noun

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.
Tatoeba #76105
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.
Tatoeba #126504

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 肌

肌
texture, skin, bodyキ・はだ · 6 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 肌.

肌着はだぎunderwear

Source: JMdict entry 1476450 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.