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陽の皮 (ようのかわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

陽ようの皮かわ

Meanings

1

noun

foreskin; prepuce

Anatomical term for the fold of skin covering the glans of the penis.

陽ようの皮かわの衛えい生せい管かん理りは大たい切せつです。
Hygiene of the foreskin is important.

Kanji

陽sunshine, yang principle, positive
皮pelt, skin, hide

Similar words

包ほう皮ひ
包皮 is a more clinical term for foreskin, while 陽の皮 is a less common, possibly euphemistic or older term.

Etymology

Compound of 陽 (よう, 'male' or 'yang') and 皮 (かわ, 'skin'), literally 'male skin'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.