皮 (kawa) means “skin” | MotiTan Japanese Dictionary

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この果物は皮が薄いです。ko no kudamono wa kawa ga usu i de su

This fruit has thin skin.

Refers to an outer layer that covers and protects something, from a person's body to a fruit, animal, or food.

皮膚hifu: The outer covering of a person's or animal's body.

人や動物の体、果物などの表面を覆い、内部を保護する部分。hito ya dō butsu no karada kudamono na do no hyō men o ō i nai bu o ho go su ru bu bun

皮 (kawa, "skin") is a native Japanese word; its written form uses the Chinese character 皮, which also means "skin" in Chinese writing.

When discussing food, 皮 (kawa) can mean the outer part of a fruit or fish, including the part that people may choose to eat.