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Zach

革

Readings

Kana: カク、かわ
Romaji: kaku, kawa
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

leather, skin, reform, become serious

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  9
Radical Number:  177
Frequency:  249
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-4-5
Korean Reading:  geug
Chinese Reading:  ji3
Unicode:  9769
JIS:  3357

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2448
Nelson Index: 5088
New Nelson Index: 6570
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k6.2
Four Corner Index: 4450.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 821
Gakken Index: 686
Japanese Names Index: 937
Daikanwanjiten Index: 42710
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.0149
Remembering the kanji Index: 1893
Kanji Way Index: 487
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1003
Kodansha Compact Index: 1877
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 836
Kanji in Context Index: 996
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1582
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2163
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1911
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2041
Essential Kanji Index: 811
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3099
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1955
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 746
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 877

Words

革 (かわ)
leather
沿革 (えんかく)
history; development
改革 (かいかく)
reform; reformation; innovation
変革 (へんかく)
change; transformation; innovation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; upheaval; Reformation
文革 (ぶんかく)
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
作り皮 (つくりかわ、つくりがわ)
leather; tanned animal hide; kanji "leather" radical (radical 177)
革命 (かくめい)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in onmyou-dou)
革新 (かくしん)
reform; innovation
皮革 (ひかく)
leather; hide
銀行改革 (ぎんこうかいかく)
banking reform
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