also: あらはだ
skin where two lovers first touch
Archaic poetic term for the sensation or imagined skin where lovers first make contact; not used in modern everyday language.
In old waka poetry, the word 新肌 is used to express the freshness of first love.
Alternate kanji spelling for the reading あらはだ; rare archaic word.
Kana spelling for the reading あらはだ; included as a search aid.
Compound of 新 (new) and 肌 (skin). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it appears in classical poetry as a metaphor for the novelty of physical intimacy.