膚
skin, body, grain, texture, disposition
Readings
On'yomi
- フ
Kun'yomi
- はだ
Meaning
膚 centers on the physical surface and substance of a living thing: skin, body, and the texture or grain of that surface. The disposition sense extends this idea to one's innate bodily or temperamental makeup.
Most common words using 膚
20 of 37- 皮膚ひふN3
skin
- 完膚かんぷ
unwounded skin
- 皮膚科ひふか
dermatology
- 皮膚病ひふびょう
skin disease
- 皮膚炎ひふえんN1
dermatitis
- しいたけ皮膚炎しいたけひふえん
shiitake dermatitis
- ただれた皮膚ただれたひふ
inflamed skin
- アトピー性皮膚炎アトピーせいひふえん
atopic dermatitis
- アレルゲン皮膚反応アレルゲンひふはんのう
allergen skin test
- 剥脱性皮膚炎はくだつせいひふえん
exfoliative dermatitis; erythroderma
- 完膚なきまでかんぷなきまで
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
- 新生児頭部皮膚炎しんせいじとうぶひふえん
cradle cap
- 日本臨床皮膚外科学会にっぽんりんしょうひふげかがっかい
Japanese Society for Dermatologic Surgery; JSDS
- 皮膚カンジダ症ひふカンジダしょう
cutaneous candidiasis
- 皮膚分節ひふぶんせつ
dermatome
- 皮膚呼吸ひふこきゅう
cutaneous respiration
- 皮膚弁ひふべん
flap; skin flap
- 皮膚感覚ひふかんかく
cutaneous sensation
- 皮膚潰瘍ひふかいよう
skin ulcer
- 皮膚炭疽ひふたんそ
cutaneous anthrax
Study
Etymology
膚 combines 虍 (tiger stripes) with 胃 (stomach), originally referring to the skin or surface of the body, possibly by analogy to the striped surface of a tiger. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the association with skin is well established.
Meaning mnemonic
The outer enclosure 虍 suggests tiger stripes, and inside is 胃 (stomach). Imagine a tiger's striped skin stretched over a belly: 膚 is the skin that covers the body.
Reading mnemonic
For フ, picture a full-body skin suit: full -> フ, and the suit covers every inch of your skin.