木肌

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
木 肌
き
Grade: 1 		はだ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
木膚
樹肌

Shift from older kohada. Analyzable as a compound of 木 (ki, “tree”) +‎ 肌 (hada, “skin, outer layer; surface”).[1][2]

First cited to a work from 1722.[1]

This reading appears to be replacing the older kohada reading.

Pronunciation

Noun

木(き)肌(はだ) • (kihada) 

  1. bark (of a tree)
  2. the outer surface of a log after debarking
  3. red pine, cedar, or similar wood that has been debarked, and then hammered into a fibrous consistency: wood wool, excelsior
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
木 肌
こ
Grade: 1 		はだ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
木皮
木膚
樸

Older reading for modern kihada. Compound of 木 (ko, “tree”, bound form, never used as a standalone term) +‎ 肌 (hada, “skin, outer layer; surface”).[3][2]

First cited to a portion of the Wamyō Ruijushō dated to 934.[3]

This reading appears to be less common. Not included in all dictionaries.[4][5]

Pronunciation

Noun

木(こ)肌(はだ) • (kohada) 

  1. (uncommon, possibly archaic) bark (of a tree)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “木肌・木膚・樹肌”, in 日本国語大辞典‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “木肌・木膚・樹肌”, in 日本国語大辞典‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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