9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

leather, skin, reform, become serious

Kun'yomi
  • leather
On'yomi
  • カク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

カク 84.4%
かわ 15.6%

Character Breakdown

leather, skin, reform
カク かわ (6th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)

Common Words

revolution ②58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
leather
innovative ②liberal
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
indigo-dyed leather
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References

Unicode hex code 9769
JIS X 0208 1-19-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5088
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6570
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2448
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3099
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 42710
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1075
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1123
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 746
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1003
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 836
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 877
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 487
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 996
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1877
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1911
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k6.2
Four corner code 4450.6
De Roo Code 1955