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なめし革 (なめしがわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

なめし革がわ

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Meanings

1

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.

2

Written forms

なめし革がわUsage41%
Standard kanji spelling using 革 for leather.
なめし皮がわUsage34%
Alternate spelling using 皮 for hide; less common than 革.
鞣なめし革がわUsage14%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with 鞣, a specialized character for tanning.

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.

鞣なめし革がわ

Usage7%

rarely-used kanji form

Rarely used kanji form; abbreviated version of 鞣し革.

鞣なめし皮がわUsage3%

search-only kanji form

Search-only kanji form; not commonly used.

Kanji

革leather, skin, reform
皮pelt, skin, hide
鞣tanned leather

Similar words

革かわ
革 is a broader term for leather or hide, while なめし革 specifically means tanned leather.
皮かわ
皮 generally means skin or peel, and can refer to raw hide, whereas なめし革 is processed leather.

Etymology

Compound of なめし (連用形 of なめす 'to tan') + 革 (かわ 'leather'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward.