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革
Leather · Hide · Revolution · Reform · Change
N2On: かくKun: かわ
Memory Aid
The kanji 革 visually depicts an animal hide being scraped and processed, with its top portion representing a head or tool, the middle showing the body of the hide, and the bottom parts resembling fringes or legs.
'Kawa' — sounds like 'COVER', as in covering things with LEATHER.
Vocabulary
革命かくめいrevolution
改革かいかくreform
革製品かくせいひんleather products
革かわleather
革新かくしんinnovation
Example Sentences
このかばんの革はとても柔らかい。
The leather of this bag is very soft.
彼は社会の改革を訴えた。
He advocated for social reform.
世界中で多くの政治革命が起きました。
Many political revolutions occurred throughout the world.
新しい革靴が欲しいです。
I want new leather shoes.