スキン

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English skin.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) スキ​ン [sùkíꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sɨ̥ᵝkʲĩɴ]

Noun

スキン • (sukin) 

  1. (anatomy) skin
    Synonyms: 皮膚 (hifu), 肌 (hada)
  2. leather
    Synonym: 皮革 (hikaku)
  3. (slang) Synonym of コンドーム (kondōmu, “condom”)
  4. skin (of graphical user interface)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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