Word details

本革

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 本革.

Dictionary

Entry

本革本皮んがわほんかわNounFreq #87789
1

real leather

Examples
このシート、本革ですね。間違って汚すと大変なことになりそうです。
This seat, it's real leather, isn't it? It would be a disaster if some slip-up gets it dirtied.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ホン

Kun

もと

Nanori

まとごう

leather, skin, reform, become serious

9 strokesFrequency 249JLPT N2Grade 6

On

カク

Kun

かわ

pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)

5 strokesFrequency 1,092JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

かわ

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