Dictionary / Vocabulary / 皮
皮
かわ
skin; hide; pelt; fur
JLPT N3 common word
Meaning
n
skin; hide; pelt; furn
rind; peel; husk; barkn
shell; sheath; wrappingn
mask (hiding one's true nature); seeming
Example sentences
ぎょうざの具のあまりは?餃子を家で作りましたが、皮が少なかったせいか、具が少し余ってしまいました。
Gyoza stuffing? I made some gyoza at home but, possibly because I didn't have enough dough, I had some of the filling left over.
狼の噂をするとその皮が見える。
Talk of the wolf and behold his skin.
本物の皮を使う方が結局は安くつくだろう。
It'll be cheaper in the long run to use real leather.