一皮

ひとかわ

Meanings

1. Noun veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature (literally: one layer of skin) See also: 一皮剥く (ひとかわむく).

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as ひと.
• 皮 skin. Read as かわ.

Example sentences

• 文明人も一皮むけば野蛮人。
  Look under the skin of a civilized man and you will find a barbarian.

Common phrases

• 一皮むける (ひとかわむける) (of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn)

Words containing 一皮

• 一皮剥く (ひとかわむく) to show someone's true colors
• 一皮むける (ひとかわむける) (of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn)

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