JLPT N2 · 9 strokes
Kanji 革: "leather, skin, reform"
The kanji 革 means "leather, skin, reform, become serious". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read カク in on'yomi and かわ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
カク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かわ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | leather, skin, reform, become serious |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 249 of 2,501 |
Common words with 革
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 革命revolution · 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
- 改革reform; reformation; reorganization
- 革leather
- 変革change; transformation; reform; revolution
- 革靴leather shoes; leather boots
- 革袋leather bag
- 革張りleather-covered
- 革製(made of) leather; leather-bound
- 革新reform; innovation
- 革新的innovative · liberal; reformist; progressive
- 黒革black-dyed leather · leather dyed in deep indigo
- 革命家revolutionary
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