also: きかわ
tachibana peel; dried citrus peel spice
Refers to the peel of the tachibana (Citrus tachibana), often minced and used as a spice in Japanese cuisine. Sometimes written as 橘皮.
See also: 橘
Mince the tachibana peel and add it to the dish.
This spice blend contains tachibana peel.
yellow-dyed leather
Only when written 黄皮
Leather that has been dyed yellow; a specialized term likely encountered in historical or craft contexts. Restricted to the 黄皮 spelling.
Yellow-dyed leather was sometimes used in Edo-period armor.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses; the reading きがわ is more common than きかわ.
Less common reading; may be encountered in some contexts.
Alternate kanji spelling using 橘 (tachibana) for the peel sense; rarely used.
Compound of 黄 (ki, 'yellow') and 皮 (kawa, 'skin/peel'). The reading きがわ is a rendaku form of きかわ. The term directly describes the yellow peel of the tachibana fruit or yellow-dyed leather.