紐ひも革かわ

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わ

Meanings

Refers to a narrow strip of leather or similar material used for fastening, binding, or as a handle. The word can also denote a leather cord or lace.

このバッグの紐ひも革かわが切きれそうだ。
The strap on this bag looks like it's about to break.
彼かれは革かわの紐ひも革かわで荷に物もつを縛しばった。
He tied the luggage with a leather thong.

Kanji

紐string, cord, braid
革leather, skin, reform

Related words

紐ひも
紐 is a general word for string, cord, or lace, not necessarily made of leather. 紐革 specifically implies a leather strap or thong.
革かわ紐ひも
革紐 is a more common synonym for leather cord or strap. 紐革 is less frequent but carries the same meaning.

Word family

ひもかわうどん
flat noodles; himokawa udon

Built from

ひも+革かわ

Written forms

紐ひも革かわ
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
ひもかわUsage100%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji are less familiar.

Etymology

Compound of 紐 (ひも, 'string, cord') and 革 (かわ, 'leather'). The reading かわ becomes voiced to がわ due to rendaku, but here it remains unvoiced as かわ, which is a common pattern in some compounds.