なめし革

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
かわ > がわ
Grade: 6
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
鞣革
鞣し革
なめし皮
鞣皮

Etymology

From なめし (nameshi, tanning, the ren'yōkei (continuative or stem form) of なめす (namesu)) +‎ (kawa, leather, hide).

Pronunciation

Noun

なめし(がわ) (nameshigawa

  1. a tanned leather or hide; suede

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN