# 肌 — bare skin; texture

肌 means “bare skin; texture”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 6 strokes.  Kun'yomi: はだ (hada). You'll see it in words such as 肌 (hada, “skin”).

- Meaning: bare skin; texture
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: はだ (hada)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Body & health 3

## How to remember 肌

Parts: 月 moon; flesh · 几 sail

## Words with 肌

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 肌 | はだ (hada) | skin |

## Don't confuse it with

[股](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thigh/)

## More in the “Body & health 3” set

[髪](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hair-on-the-head/) · [汗](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/sweat/) · [肌](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bare-skin/) · [胃](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/stomach/) · [膚](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/complexion/) · [爪](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/nail/) · [膝](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/knee/) · [喉](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/throat/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bare-skin/. Last updated 2026-11-01.