Kanji

革

leather, skin, reform, become serious

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

9 strokes

Radical

革部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かわ

Common Readings

カク, かわ

Example sentences

革 かわ
この革の鞄は、使い込むほど味が出る。

This leather bag gets more character the more you use it.

ベルト ベルト
彼は新しい革のベルトを買った。

He bought a new leather belt.

革命 かくめい
産業革命によって人々の生活は劇的に変化した。

The Industrial Revolution drastically changed people's lives.

赤軍 せきぐん
赤軍は革命において大きな役割を果たした。

The Red Army played a major role in the revolution.

改革 かいかく
組織の抜本的な改革が必要だ。

A radical reform of the organization is necessary.

障害 しょうがい
古い考え方が改革の障害になっている。

Old ways of thinking are becoming an obstacle to reform.

変革 へんかく
社会の変革には時間がかかる

The transformation of society takes time.

革靴 かわぐつ
仕事のために、新しい革靴を買いました。

I bought new leather shoes for work.

茶色 ちゃいろ
彼は茶色の革靴を履いている。

He is wearing brown leather shoes.

革新的 かくしんてき
その企業は、革新的な技術で市場をリードしている。

The company leads the market with its innovative technology.

Example Vocabulary

革

かわ

leather

革命

かくめい

revolution; radical change

改革

かいかく

reform, reorganization

変革

へんかく

change, reform, transformation

革靴

かわぐつ

leather shoes

革袋

かわぶくろ

革張り

かわばり

革製

かわせい

黒革

くろかわ

革新的

かくしんてき

innovative; revolutionary

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