also: ぎゅうひ
cowhide; oxhide
Refers to the hide or leather from a cow or ox, used as a material for bags, shoes, furniture, etc.
This wallet is made of cowhide.
牛革のソファは高級感がある。
A cowhide sofa has a luxurious feel.
Synthetic leather, an artificial alternative to real leather.
Standard kanji spelling for cowhide leather.
Also used for cowhide, especially in contexts like 牛皮革 (cowhide leather). Reading ぎゅうひ is specific to this form.
Possible reading for 牛皮, but ぎゅうひ is more common for this spelling.
Compound of 牛 (cow) and 革 (leather/hide). The reading ぎゅうかわ combines the on'yomi of 牛 and the kun'yomi of 革, a common pattern for animal leather terms.