Japanese symbol for “paring”
皮むき
かわむき
Romaji: kawamuki
peeling; paring; skinning; shucking
In Japanese, paring is 皮むき, read かわむき (kawamuki).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt peeling; paring; skinning; shucking; husking; debarking
- n parer; peeler; paring-knife; barker
Written forms: 皮むき、皮剥き. Readings: かわむき.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皮膚 | ひふ hifu | skin |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony; sarcasm; cynicism |
| 毛皮 | けがわ kegawa | fur; skin; pelt |
| 皮切り | かわきり kawakiri | beginning; start |
| 脱皮 | だっぴ dappi | ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing |
| 樹皮 | じゅひ juhi | bark (of a tree, etc.) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.