革

かわ

Meanings

1. Noun leather

Kanji

• 革 leather. Read as かわ.

Example sentences

• 良い革は何年ももつ。
  Good leather will wear for years.
• よい革は何年ももつものだ。
  Good leather will wear for years.
• それらはざらざらした茶色の革で作られていた。
  They were made of rough brown leather.
• その靴は革に似た何か柔らかい材料で出来ていた。
  The shoes were made of some soft stuff that looked like leather.
• この間はカンガルーの革の財布を土産に買ってきてくれた。
  The other day he bought a wallet made of kangaroo leather for me.

Common phrases

• 革を使う

Words containing 革

• 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

And 49 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N3
• Examples

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