# 皮 — Skin

Frequency rank 742 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 願 (Request), less common than 娘 (Daughter).

- On’yomi: ひ
- Kun’yomi: かわ
- Radical: 皮 Skin (Kangxi 107)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A cliff (cliff) looms on the left with a stool (stool) at its base on the right — the cliff's rocky surface peels away like skin, its stony skin flaking off onto the stool below.

In words:

- 皮 かわ — skin,hide,leather,fur,pelt,bark,shell
- 皮膚 ひふ — skin
- 皮肉 ひにく — cynicism,sarcasm

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