本革

本皮

Readings

Kana: ほんがわ、ほんかわ

Romaji: hongawa, honkawa

Definition

noun

1

real leather

Kanji

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

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

革

Readings: カク、 かわ

Meanings: leather, skin, reform, become serious

皮

Readings: ヒ、 かわ

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

Example Sentence

このシート、本(ほん)革(かわ)ですね。間違(まちが)って汚(けが)すと大変(たいへん)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.