スキンsukin

Common
Definitions
  1. nounskin
  2. nouncondom
  3. noun, computingskin (custom graphical user interface for an application)
    Windows Media Playerの新あたらしいスキンを入手にゅうしゅし、プレーヤーの外観がいかんを変かえてみましょう。↗
    Why don't you try out getting a new Windows Media Player skin and changing the player's look?
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym肌はだNeutral「肌」 is the everyday word for skin, with a nuance of texture and condition, as in 「肌が荒れる」. 「スキン」 is a loanword used mostly in compounds like 「スキンケア」.
  • Synonym皮膚ひふNeutral「皮膚」 covers skin in both everyday and medical contexts, as in 「皮膚がかゆい」 and 「皮膚科」. 「スキン」 appears mainly in beauty compounds.
  • Related皮かわNeutral「皮」 refers to outer coverings such as hides, fruit peel and bark, and can also mean human skin. 「スキン」 leans toward human skin or compounds.
  • Related肌膚きふWritten「肌膚」 is a formal written word for skin, rare in speech; in everyday contexts say 「肌」 or 「皮膚」.

Use 「スキン」 in beauty compounds like 「スキンケア」. For skin itself pick 「肌」 in everyday talk, 「皮膚」 for medical or physiological contexts, 「皮」 for hides and peels, and 「肌膚」 only in formal writing.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 皮かわ。
  2. 皮膚ひふ。
  3. コンドーム。
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