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革

Level VII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 825 / 2,608

Leather

On’yomi
かく
Kun’yomi
かわ
Radical
革 Leather (Kangxi 177)

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 殿 (Milord), less common than 握 (Grip).

The character looks like an animal hide stretched out flat — horizontal lines show the layers of leather being tanned and processed, a flat skin ready for crafting.

In words

革 かわ leatherN3
革新 かくしん reform;innovationN1
革命 かくめい revolutionN1

革 is rank 825 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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