granular fish skin; sharkskin; stingray skin
Refers to the rough, pebbled skin of sharks and stingrays, traditionally used for sword hilts, scabbards, and decorative items.
The sword hilt is wrapped with granular fish skin.
rough ceramic glaze; sharkskin-textured enamel
In ceramics, a glaze or enamel finish that mimics the granular texture of sharkskin.
The surface of this tea bowl has a roughness like sharkskin.
Standard kanji spelling for the granular fish skin and its ceramic imitation.
Uncommon single-character variant; mainly encountered in specialized contexts.
The reading かいらぎ is of uncertain origin. The kanji 梅花皮 literally mean 'plum blossom skin', likely a poetic description of the granular pattern.