also: こはだ
Refers to the outer covering of a tree trunk or branch.
The bark of this tree is very smooth.
Moss is growing on the bark of the old cherry tree.
木肌 refers to the surface texture or grain of wood/bark, whereas 樹皮 refers to the actual bark layer itself.
Standard kanji spelling for tree bark.
Rarely used kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form.
Rarely used kanji form.
Search-only kanji form.
Alternate reading; no restrict it to specific kanji forms are specified.
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.