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skin · body surface
N2
Kun: はだ

Memory Aid

Imagine your **skin** (はだ) as a thin covering over your **body** (represented by 月, the flesh radical), like a delicate cloth draped over a small **table** (几).

Vocabulary

はだskin
肌寒いはださむいchilly (lit. 'skin-cold')
素肌すはだbare skin
美肌びはだbeautiful skin
肌色はだいろskin color

Example Sentences

冬は肌が乾燥しやすいです。

My skin tends to get dry in winter.

今朝は少し肌寒いですね。

It's a little chilly this morning, isn't it?

赤ちゃんの肌はとても柔らかいです。

A baby's skin is very soft.

彼女はいつも素肌が美しいです。

Her bare skin is always beautiful.

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