革 Kanji – leather
The Japanese kanji 革 can mean leather, skin, reform, become serious.
Meaning and Readings
How is 革 read?
革 has the onyomi reading カク and the kunyomi reading かわ.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kaku, kawa.
Common Japanese Words Using 革
These common Japanese words contain 革. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 沿革（えんか く） — history, development
- 改革（かいかく） — reform, reformation, reorganization
- 革靴（かわぐつ） — leather shoes, leather boots
- 革新（かくしん） — reform, innovation
- 革命（かくめい） — revolution
- 行革（ぎょうかく） — administrative reform
- 革（かわ） — leather
- 皮革（ひかく） — leather, hide
- 変革（へんかく） — change, transformation, reform, revolution, revolutionizing, innovation, upheaval
- 保革（ほかく） — conservatism and progressivism, conservatives and reformists