Illustration: Inside a small Japanese leather workshop, an artisan bends a thick hide offcut so its smooth grain surface and fibrous underside are both visible. On the workbench, matching cut pieces form a half-sewn wallet, with punched stitch holes and an unfinished edge clearly exposed.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

革かわ

kawa

leather

Example sentences

  1. よい革かわは何年なんねんももつものだ。

    Good leather will wear for years.

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  2. このバッグは革かわでできています。

    This bag is made of leather.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. あのサッカーボールは本物ほんものの革かわでできている。

    That football is made of genuine leather.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 革

  • 革leather; skinOnカクKunかわ

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