N3863/1669
皮
nounnoun (generic)
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かわ
Meanings
- skin, hide, pelt, fur
- rind, peel, husk, bark
- shell, sheath, wrapping
- mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
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Example sentences
このりんごの皮をむいてください。
Please peel this apple.
彼女は木の皮から薬を作った。
She made medicine from tree bark.
その動物の皮は非常に柔らかかった。
The hide of that animal was very soft.
彼は優しそうに見えるが、それは皮に過ぎない。
He seems kind, but that is nothing more than a mask hiding his true nature.
バナナの皮を道に捨てるのは危険であるだけでなく、マナー違反でもある。
Throwing banana peels on the road is not only dangerous but also a breach of manners.
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