革
reform; leather; skin; become serious
9 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 249.
Readings
- カク (on reading): 沿革 (えんかく) history; 革命 (かくめい) revolution
- かわ (kun reading): 革 (かわ) leather; 革靴 (かわぐつ) leather shoes
Components
Kanji containing 革
- 靴 shoes
- 鞍 saddle
- 勒 halter and bit
- 靫 quiver
- 靭 soft
- 靱 soft
- 靹 archer's arm protector
- 靺 leather tabi
- 靼 tanned leather
- 鞁 reins
- 鞄 suitcase
- 鞅 martingale
- 鞆 archer's arm protector
- 鞋 straw sandals
- 鞏 hard
- 鞐 clamp
- 鞘 sheath
- 鞜 shoes
- 鞠 ball
- 鞣 tanned leather
- 鞦 swing
- 鞨 leather boots
- 鞫 investigate a crime
- 鞭 whip
- 鞳 rumbling
- 鞴 bellows
- 羇 reins
- 韃 whip
- 韈 tabi
- 韆 swing
- 覊 reins
Words using 革
- 沿革 (えんかく) history
- 革命 (かくめい) revolution
- 改革 (かいかく) reform
- 宗教改革 (しゅうきょうかいかく) the Reformation
- ロシア革命 (ロシアかくめい) Russian Revolution (1917-1923)
- 革 (かわ) leather
- 革靴 (かわぐつ) leather shoes
- 革製品 (かわせいひん) leather goods (products)
- 革張り (かわばり) leather-covered
- 革製 (かわせい) (made of) leather
208 words in all.