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Kanji: 革
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KANJI

革

9 strokes

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KUN 訓

かわ

ON 音

カク

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 5 (completion of 6th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 6th grade in Japan
Radical:	革 Radical name: かくのかわ
Meaning:	Leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 250 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N3	革(かわ)	leather
N1	改革(かいかく)	reform, reformation, innovation
N1	革新(かくしん)	reform, innovation
N1	革命(かくめい)	revolution
N1	吊(つ)り革(かわ)	strap
N1	変革(へんかく)	change, reform, revolution, upheaval, (the) Reformation

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