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Kanji Detail for 膚 - "skin, surface"

膚

  • Meaning

    膚 means "skin, surface." Also associated with shallow.

    1. Skin - Body surface; epidermis. Example

    2. Surface - The outside; outer layer; superficial.

    3. Shallow - Superficial; surface-level only.

    4. Beautiful - Fine; splendid.

    5. Large - Big.

    6. Finger-breadth - The length of four fingers placed flat.

  • Words using 膚

    • 皮膚 ひふ Listen skin
    • 皮膚科 ひふか Listen dermatology

  • Four-character idioms with 膚

    • 身体髪膚 しんたいはっぷ Listen entire human body; every inch of one's body

  • Tattoo check: 膚

    • Verified meaning: skin, surface
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: shallow

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    skin; body; grain; texture; disposition

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    skin; superficial, shallow

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    skin

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    skin; shallow, superficial

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The outer skin of the body. Hence calling calamity affecting oneself is called 切膚之痛 (pain that cuts the skin). | The meaning of being external. (Analects) "Accusations that only affect the surface." Meaning not that the flesh itself is guilty. Hence superficial learning is called 末學膚受 (shallow learning). Meaning not going deep. Superficial writing is also called 膚淺 (superficial). Such as 膚廓, 膚泛, etc. All have this meaning. | Great. 膚公 means great merit. Seen in (Book of Odes). | Four fingers is called 膚. Originally written as 扶. An ancient method of measuring things. Such as describing a small area as 膚寸 (a tiny bit).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    fu(フ) フ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hada(はだ) はだ

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    肉 月 (niku・nikuzuki)

  • Related Keywords

    skin surface shallow beautiful big large complexion dermis epidermis pores texture smooth

Sentences including 膚

  • The sunbeam acts upon the skin.

  • I have chronic dermatitis.

  • My skin burns easily in the sun.

  • The skin is changing to a purplish red.

  • Sunburn irritates the skin.

  • Did you know we lose skin every day?

  • I'm troubled with atopic dermatitis.

  • Too many sun's rays are harmful to your skin.

  • Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.

  • Beauty is but skin deep.

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