なめし革がわ

noun

leather; tanned hide; suede

Refers to animal hide that has been tanned into leather. Can also refer to suede as a type of finished leather.

• この財さい布ふはなめし革がわでできている。

  This wallet is made of leather.

• なめし革がわの手て袋ぶくろを買かった。

  I bought leather gloves.

noun

kanji radical 178 'tanned leather'

Refers to the kanji radical 韋, which represents tanned leather. Used in characters like 韓 and 衛.

• 「韋い」はなめし革がわを表あらわす部ぶ首しゅです。

  「韋」 is the radical that represents tanned leather.