| 307 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 396 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 374 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 939 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3109 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 863 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 755 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 975 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1008 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1144 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1367 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3771 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1923 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2615 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 810 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 22823 | Morohashi |
| 3037 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3878 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 802 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 865 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 258 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
1092 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 皮肉 【ヒニク】 irony, sarcasm, cynicism, satire, unexpected, different from what one expected, not as one had planned, (only) surface, something superficial, skin and bone, body
- 皮革 【ヒカク】 leather, hide
- 表皮 【ヒョウヒ】 epidermis, cuticle, bark, epidermis, facade
- 上皮 【ウワカワ】 outer layer (e.g. of skin), cuticle, epidermis, bark, rind, crust, film (on the surface of a liquid), scum, epithelium
Kun reading compounds
- 皮 【かわ】 skin, hide, pelt, fur, rind, peel, husk, bark, shell, sheath, wrapping, mask (hiding one's true nature), seeming
- 皮切り 【かわきり】 beginning, start
- 一皮 【ひとかわ】 unmasking
- 薄皮 【うすかわ】 thin skin
Readings
- Korean:
- pi
Spanish
- pellejo
- piel
- cuero
- pelaje
Portuguese
- pelego
- pele
- esconder
- couro
French
- peau
- cuir
- fourrure
- radical peau (no. 107)
| 1667 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2h3.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-3-2 | SKIP code |
| 4-5-4 | SKIP code |
| 4024.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-40-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 76ae | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 肌膚 【キフ】 skin
- ただれた皮膚 【タダレタヒフ】 inflamed skin
Kun reading compounds
- 肌 【はだ】 skin, body (in the context of intimate bodily contact), surface, grain (e.g. of wood), texture, disposition, temperament, character, type
- 肌色 【はだいろ】 flesh colour (of a Japanese person), flesh color, pale orange, (one's) skin color, skin colour, skin tone
- 素肌 【すはだ】 bare skin, naked skin
- 地肌 【じはだ】 texture, grain, one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.), natural skin, bare skin, scalp, surface of the earth, bare ground, surface of a sword blade
Readings
- Korean:
- bu
Spanish
- piel
- cutis
- textura
Portuguese
- pele
- corpo
- grão
- textura
- disposição
French
- peau
- corps
- grain
- texture
- disposition
| 1757 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1818 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4113 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1800 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 853 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1269 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1343 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1742 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1020 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4049 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2056 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2788 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2011 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 29829 | Morohashi |
| 3265 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4867 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1992 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2147 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1774 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1246 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m13.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-11 | SKIP code |
| 2122.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-41-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 819a | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 壊滅 【カイメツ】 (complete) destruction, annihilation, devastation
- 潰瘍 【カイヨウ】 ulcer
- 全壊 【ゼンカイ】 complete destruction
- 擂潰 【ライカイ】 grinding
Kun reading compounds
- 潰す 【つぶす】 to smash, to crush, to flatten, to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop, to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart, to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food), to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time), to waste (e.g. talents)
- 潰れる 【つぶれる】 to be crushed, to be squashed, to be smashed, to be destroyed, to be broken, to collapse, to go bankrupt, to go under, to fail, to collapse, to be ruined (of a plan), to be cancelled, to collapse (e.g. of a project), to fall through, to blow up, to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.), to cease functioning, to be taken up (of one's time), to be lost, to be wasted, to be missed (of a chance), to be lost, to be lost (of face, composure, etc.), to broken down (e.g. of one's courage), to be broken (of one's heart), to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.), to wear away, to become dull, to get dead drunk
- 潰える 【ついえる】 to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.), to be destroyed, to fall through, to break down, to be completely defeated (in battle), to be wiped out, to be routed
Readings
- Korean:
- gwe
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 2701 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1229 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 919 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 677 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 18281 | Morohashi |
| 743 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3335 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2319 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1911 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3a12.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-12 | SKIP code |
| 3518.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-57 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6f70 | Unicode hex code |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 胃潰瘍 【イカイヨウ】 stomach ulcer, gastric ulcer
- 消化性潰瘍 【ショウカセイカイヨウ】 peptic ulcer
Readings
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 3062 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1958 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 4073 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2801 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 22327 | Morohashi |
| 3825 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1817 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 5i9.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-5-9 | SKIP code |
| 0012.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-65-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 760d | Unicode hex code |