なめし革

Japanese
Kanji in this term
革
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)) +‎ 革 (kawa, “leather, hide”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) なめしがわ [nàméshígáwá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) なめし​がわ [nàméshíꜜgàwà] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [na̠me̞ɕiɡa̠ɰᵝa̠]

Noun

なめし革(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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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