Word details

脱皮

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 脱皮.

Dictionary

Entry

脱皮っぴNounIntransitive~する VerbFreq #29246
1

Biology

ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; molting; moulting; casting off

Examples
蛇は脱皮した。
The snake sheds its skin.
2

freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off

11 strokesFrequency 782JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ダツ

Kun

ぬ.ぐぬ.げる

pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)

5 strokesFrequency 1,092JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

かわ

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