革 – leather, skin, reform

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The kanji 革 means leather, skin, reform, become serious. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カク (kaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かわ (kawa). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 革 (no. 177).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カク	kaku
Kun’yomi	かわ	kawa

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 革 (Kangxi radical 177). Components: 廾・口・十.

Words using 革

革かわleather改革かいかくreform革新かくしんreform革命かくめいrevolution変革へんかくchange吊り革つりかわstrap (to hang onto)

Example sentences

くつは革でつくられている。

The shoes are made of leather.

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「冬の時代」が大学改革の起爆剤となってくれればと思う。

So-called "winter time" is expected to enhance the college reform.

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鉄道はある種の革命を引き起こした。

The railroad provoked a kind of revolution.

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Kanji with the same radical

靴鞠

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