noun

  1. texture, grain.
  2. one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.), natural skin, bare skin, scalp.
  3. surface of the earth, bare ground.
  4. surface of a sword blade.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
地肌 じはだ
地膚 じはだ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

ground, earth
チ ジ どま (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
to be (classical)
ヤ なり エ (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
to squint, what? huh? (Cant.)
バ メ やぶにらみ
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
texture, skin, body
はだ キ (9th, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)