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鱗皮 (りんぴ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鱗りん皮ぴ

Meanings

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noun

scaly hide; scaly skin

Refers to the tough, scaly outer covering of reptiles, fish, or similar animals. A somewhat technical or descriptive term.

ワニの鱗りん皮ぴは非ひ常じょうに硬かたい。
A crocodile's scaly hide is extremely tough.
この魚さかなの鱗りん皮ぴは食しょく用ようには向むかない。
The scaly skin of this fish is not suitable for eating.

Kanji

鱗scales (fish)
皮pelt, skin, hide

Similar words

鱗うろこ
鱗 refers specifically to individual scales, while 鱗皮 refers to the scaly skin or hide as a whole.
皮かわ
皮 is a general term for skin, hide, or leather, without the implication of scales.

Etymology

Compound of 鱗 (りん, 'scale') and 皮 (ひ, 'skin'), with rendaku voicing of ひ to ぴ. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.