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[りん(鱗)·ぺん(片)]
rinpen
noun, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 鱗片

noun, no adjective
  1. (animal or plant) scale
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Definition and Synonyms for 鱗片

Scale a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
Synonyms: うろこ, 鱗屑, 鱗片
Scurf a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
Synonyms: うろこ, 鱗片
Scale Leaf a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
Synonyms: 鱗片, 鱗片葉

Meanings for each kanji in 鱗片

» scales (fish)
» one-sided; leaf; sheet; right-side kata radical (no. 91)

Categories 鱗片 is a member of

Fleck a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
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Natural Covering a natural object that covers or envelops
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Leafage the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
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