木肌

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

(Tokyo) きはだ [kìhádá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
(Tokyo) きはだ [kíꜜhàdà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲiha̠da̠]

Noun

木(き)肌(はだ) • (kihada)

[from 1722] bark (of a tree)
[after 1722] the outer surface of a log after debarking
[after 1722] red pine, cedar, or similar wood that has been debarked, and then hammered into a fibrous consistency: wood wool, excelsior

Synonyms

樹皮(じゅひ) (juhi)

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

(Tokyo) こはだ [kòhádá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ha̠da̠]

Noun

木(こ)肌(はだ) • (kohada)

[from 934] (uncommon, possibly archaic) bark (of a tree)

References

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

[KDJ2-kihada-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “木肌・木膚・樹肌”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ2-kohada-3] 3.0 ^3.1 “木肌・木膚・樹肌”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[SMK5-4] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-5] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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