5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)

Kun'yomi
  • skin ②rind ③shell ④mask (hiding one's true nature)
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かわ 62.0%
38.0%

Character Breakdown

pelt, skin, hide
かわ ヒ (3rd, N2)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
strike, hit, folding chair radical (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

skin ②rind ③shell ④mask (hiding one's true nature)
irony ②unexpected ③(only) surface ④skin and bone
fur ②kanji "fur" radical
ecdysis ②freeing oneself
mask (concealing one's true character)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 76AE
JIS X 0208 1-40-73
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3109
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3878
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3037
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3771
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1923
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2615
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 802
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 865
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 939
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 863
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 22823
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 374
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 975
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1008
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 307
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 755
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 396
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 258
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1144
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1367
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 810
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2h3.1
Four corner code 4024.7
De Roo Code 1667