What is the Kanji for "Reform" and "Leather"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Reform" and "Leather", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Reform" and "Leather" is "革".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kawa".

Its onyomi reading is "Kaku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "革" mean in japanese?

"革" means "Reform" and "Leather".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

改革: "Reform". The japanese verbal noun '改革 (かいかく)' means 'reform'. It refers to a significant change or transformation in a system, organization, or way of doing things in order to improve or correct it. 改革 often implies major, structural changes and not just minor adjustments. For example: Political reform - (政治改革), Educational reform - (教育改革), Economic reform - (経済改革)

革命: "Revolution". The Japanese noun '革命 (かくめい)' means 'revolution'. This word refers to a major, sudden, and often violent change in government and/or social conditions. It typically involves the overthrow of an existing regime and its replacement with a new one. '革命' can be used to describe political revolutions, social revolutions, or even scientific/technological revolutions. For example: The French Revolution overthrew the monarchy - (フランス革命は王政を打倒した). The industrial revolution led to major changes in society - (産業革命は社会に大きな変化をもたらした).

変革: "Transformation". The noun '変革 (へんかく)' means 'transformation'. It refers to a significant and fundamental change or shift, often in a system, organization, or society. It indicates a substantial alteration or overhaul of the existing state of things. For example: The company underwent a major transformation - (その会社は大きな変革を経験した). The revolution led to a transformation of the political system - (革命は政治システムの変革をもたらした).

革新: "Innovation". The Japanese noun '革新 (かくしん)' means 'innovation'. It refers to the introduction of something new, or a significant positive change or improvement to something that already exists. This could include new products, technologies, ideas, or ways of doing things. For example: The company's innovation led to a new breakthrough product - (企業の革新は新しい製品への突破口となった). Innovation is crucial for businesses to stay competitive - (革新は企業が競争力を維持するために不可欠である).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". The hiragana "わ" is read as "wa". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.