# 革 — leather; reform

革 means “leather; reform”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: カク (kaku). Kun'yomi: かわ (kawa). You'll see it in words such as 革 (kawa, “leather”).

- Meaning: leather; reform
- On'yomi: カク (kaku)
- Kun'yomi: かわ (kawa)
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N3 · set A bit of everything 1

## How to remember 革

Parts: 廿 twenty · 口 mouth; box

## Words with 革

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 革 | かわ (kawa) | leather |

## More in the “A bit of everything 1” set

[米](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/rice/) · [革](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/leather/) · [夫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/husband/) · [消](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/extinguish/) · [育](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/bring-up/) · [酒](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/sake/)

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