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製革 (せいかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

製せい革かく

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Meanings

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noun

tanning; leather manufacturing

Technical term for the process of tanning hides into leather. Used in industrial or craft contexts.

この工こう場じょうでは製せい革かくに最さい新しんの技ぎ術じゅつを使つかっている。
This factory uses the latest technology for tanning.

Kanji

製made in..., manufacture
革leather, skin, reform

Similar words

革かわ
革 is the general word for leather, while 製革 refers specifically to the manufacturing process of tanning.
なめし革がわ
なめし革 is tanned leather as a material, while 製革 is the process itself.

Etymology

Compound of 製 (manufacture) and 革 (leather). The reading せいかく is the standard on'yomi combination.