# 皮 — skin; hide

皮 means “skin; hide”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: ヒ (hi). Kun'yomi: かわ (kawa). You'll see it in words such as 皮 (kawa, “skin; hide”).

- Meaning: skin; hide
- On'yomi: ヒ (hi)
- Kun'yomi: かわ (kawa)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Body & health 2

## Words with 皮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 皮 | かわ (kawa) | skin; hide |

## Don't confuse it with

[波](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/wave/) · [彼](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/he/) · [披](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lay-open/)

## More in the “Body & health 2” set

[寝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sleep/) · [皮](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/skin/) · [歯](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tooth/) · [毛](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/hair/) · [鼻](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/nose/)

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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/n3-kanji/skin/. Last updated 2026-11-01.