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人工皮革 (じんこうひかく, jinkouhikaku) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人じん工こう皮ひ革かく

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Meanings

1

artificial leather; synthetic leather

Technical and commercial term for man-made leather-like materials, such as polyurethane or PVC leather.

このバッグは人じん工こう皮ひ革かくで作つくられ

て

い

ます

。

This bag is made of artificial leather.

Kanji

人person
工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
皮pelt, skin, hide
革leather, skin, reform

Related words

合ごう成せい皮ひ革かく
Often used interchangeably with 人工皮革, but 合成皮革 may emphasize chemical synthesis. Both refer to synthetic leather.
本ほん革がわ
Means 'genuine leather', the natural counterpart to 人工皮革.

Built from

人じん工こう+皮ひ革かく

Etymology

Compound of 人工 (じんこう, 'artificial') and 皮革 (ひかく, 'leather').