木き肌はだ

also: こはだ

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Meanings

1

bark (of a tree)

Refers to the outer covering of a tree trunk or branch.

この木きの木き肌はだはとても滑なめらかだ。
The bark of this tree is very smooth.
古ふるい桜さくらの木き肌はだには苔こけが生はえている。
Moss is growing on the bark of the old cherry tree.

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Kanji

木tree, wood
肌texture, skin, body
皮pelt, skin, hide
樸bark of a tree
膚skin, body, grain

Related words

樹じゅ皮ひ
木肌 refers to the surface texture or grain of wood/bark, whereas 樹皮 refers to the actual bark layer itself.

Built from

木き+肌はだ

Written forms

木肌Usage100%
- きはだ
  Standard kanji spelling for tree bark.
- こはだ
木皮
- きはだ
  Rarely used kanji form.
- こはだ
  rarely-used kanji form
樸
- きはだ
  Rarely used kanji form.
- こはだ
  rarely-used kanji form
木膚
rarely-used kanji form
- きはだ
  Rarely used kanji form.
- こはだ
樹き肌はだ
Search-only kanji form.
こはだ
Alternate reading; no restrict it to specific kanji forms are specified.

Etymology

Compound of 木 (ki, 'tree') and 肌 (hada, 'skin'). The reading きはだ is a straightforward combination; the alternate reading こはだ is less common and its origin is uncertain.