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Pelt Radical 皮 Skin ヒ かわ Hide Leather

Kanji
Onyomi
Kunyomi かわ
English pelt, skin, hide, leather
Examples 皮(かわ): (1) skin; hide; pelt; fur (2) rind; peel; husk; bark (3) shell; sheath; wrapping (4) mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
皮膚(ひふ): skin
皮肉(ひにく): cynicism; sarcasm; irony; satire
毛皮(けがわ): (1) fur; skin; pelt (2) kanji "fur" radical
JLPT Level 2
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 1092
Components 皮: skin, skin radical (no. 107)
Number of Strokes 5
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 107
Radical Strokes 5
Radical Reading かわ・けがわ・ひのかわ
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 象形 Pictographic
Keyword pelt
Koohii Story 1 A pelt is hooked on a branch. A small tent is made with a pelt and a branch planted in the ground. The mnemonic hints at the first stroke (the hanging pelt) and the hook at the end of the second stroke. This is chinese radical #107 meaning “skin”.
Koohii Story 2 To be honest, this is one of those cases where I have found it easier to "just remember it" as a radical, as it occurs so frequently: 彼(かれ him)波(なみ wave)and so on.
RTK Index (new) 865

Tags: jlpt.n2, grade3, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_body_general

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