革 means 'leather'

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Strokes : 9 Radical number: 177 Frequency: 657 JLPT: N2 Usefulness: 4 Study set: 4-5 Grade: 6 Intermediate lesson: 39 Beginner lesson: - Begins 46 words Used in 182 words Used in 52 names Component in 80 kanji (2 Jōyō)

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

カク

Kun

かわ leather

Variants

⾰

Notes

Find out about leathery kanji such as 靴 (shoes), and see how this radical differs from others with similar English names.

Synopsis of Radical Note for 革 ⇗ by Joy o' Kanji

Components

⿱ 廿 twenty; 20 ⿻ 中 middle 十 ten

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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 革 is used 6 times, read 2 ways.

Across all words in Japanese, 革 is used 171 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).

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カク : 115 words FIND ALL

かいかく

改革

noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective

reform; reformation; innovation

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かわ : 37 words FIND ALL

かわ

革

Most common form: かわ

noun

leather

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かわ (read as がわ) : 19 words FIND ALL

ほんがわ

本革

noun

real leather

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An additional 11 less common words include 革 but the readings have not yet been categorized.

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Additional data

Henshall: 836 (originally: 821) Joy o' Kanji : 821 Key to Kanji: 121