Info on the Kanji 革

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What is this? "革"

Meaning(s)

leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt

Reading(s)

onyomi KAKU
kunyomi kawa

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grade 6
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Example words with 革
WordMeaning
かわ
kawa
leather
かいかく
kaikaku
reform / reformation / innovation
かわうん
kawa un
fifth year of the sexagenary cycle
かわぐ
kawa gu
leather goods
かわぐつ
kawagutsu
leather shoes
かくしつ
kakushitsu
coriaceous / leathery
かくしん
kakushin
reform / innovation
かわそう
kawa sou
leather-bound / leather binding
かわおび
kawa obi
leather belt
かわふくろ
kawa fukuro
leather bag
かくめい
kakumei
revolution / 58th year of the sexagenary cycle
かわれい
kawa rei
first year of the sexagenary cycle
ぎゅうかわ
gyuukawa
cowhide / oxhide
ぎょうかわ
gyou kawa
business restructuring / business reformation / business revolution
くつかわ
kutsu kawa
shoe leather
ぎょうかく
gyoukaku
administrative reform
くろかわ
kuro kawa
black-dyed leather / leather dyed in deep indigo / edible mushroom in the thelephoraceae family
さんかわ
san kawa
armor, helmet & shield / kakurei, kakuun & kakumei
すいかわ
sui kawa
bellows
あかかわ
aka kawa
red leather / red-dyed leather
そうかわ
sou kawa
full-leather / leather-bound
おびかわ
obi kawa
leather belt / cartridge or gun belt
だいかわ
dai kawa
large hand drum
そこかわ
soko kawa
sole leather / sole
うまかわ
uma kawa
horsehide
せかわ
se kawa
back of a leatherbound book
ひかく
hikaku
leather / hide
はなかわ
hana kawa
toe cover for clogs
ふかわ
fu kawa
sling
ぶんかく
bunkaku
cultural revolution
へんかく
henkaku
change / reform / revolution / upheaval / reformation
ほんかわ
honkawa
real leather
けかわ
ke kawa
fur / skin / pelt / kanji "fur" radical
うらかわ
ura kawa
suede / leather using the underside of the skin / piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
ちからかわ
chikara kawa
leather stirrup
つりつりかわ
tsuri kawa
strap
ぬめぬめかわ
nume kawa
cow hide tanned using tannin
ヌメぬめかわ
nume kawa
cow hide tanned using tannin
ヘビへびかわ
hebi kawa
snakeskin
かいかくもの
kaikaku mono
reformer
ひもかわひも
kawa himo
leather strap / thong / leash
まるかわまる
kawa maru
to be renewed / to stand on ceremony / to be formal / to take a turn for the worse
めるかわめる
kawa meru
to change / to alter / to revise / to replace / to reform / to correct / to mend / to improve / to do properly / to do formally
工場かわこうじょう
kawa koujou
tannery
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Example Sentences with 革
『カムイの剣』は、1868年の徳川将軍時代の崩壊と、明治天皇下での日本の復興という変期を舞台にした、一種の侍/忍者物語だ。

中央には机が据えられていて、赤い張りの回転椅子がそえてあった。

張りのソファにするか?布張りのソファにするか?

汚れに強い合成皮を使用した2人掛けのソファです。



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