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革

Leather

WaniKani level 23JLPT N2Joyo grade 6Top 500 Β· #2499 strokes

Meanings

Leather, Skin, Reform, Become Serious

On'yomi

かく

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

かわ

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 革

革 is written in 9 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

革 (Leather) is taught on WaniKani at level 23 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #249 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 9 strokes.

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