Memory phrase for the Kanji: 革

革

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Meaning leather, skin, renew, reform

Pronunciation

KAKU
kawa

Explanation

Center: skin removed 囗, rest: pictogram for a horned 廿 animal with backbone 丨 from above

Mnemonic
 
Horned animal have a skin 囗 of leather.

Radicals

革 leatherA horned 廿 animal seen from above with a backbone 丨 and broad hips 一 has a skin 囗 of leather around its torso. - This radical 皮 also stands for leather.
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 Vocabulary

革 かわ  leather
皮革 ひかく  leather
吊り革 つりかわ  strap
革命 かくめい  revolution
革新 かくしん  reform, innovation
変革 へんかく  change, reform, revolution, upheaval, (the) Reformation
改革 かいかく  reform, reformation, innovation
革袋 かわぶくろ  leather bag

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