皮
かわ
skin, peel
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Examples
りんごの皮をむく。
りんごのかわをむく。
I peel the apple.
じゃがいもは皮ごと茹でるといい。
じゃがいもはかわごとゆでるといい。
It's good to boil potatoes with the skin on.
この店の餃子は皮が厚い。
このみせのぎょうざはかわがあつい。
The gyoza at this place have thick wrappers.
Common patterns
- 皮をむく
- to peel
- 皮ごと
- skin and all
- 餃子の皮
- gyoza wrappers
Memory tip
Homophones to watch: 革 is leather and 川 is a river. 皮 is the natural skin of fruit, vegetables or an animal — and, by extension, the wrapper on gyoza and dumplings.
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