Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かわ > がわ
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Alternative spelling for 毛皮 (kegawa), replacing the (kawa, hide, pelt) character with (kawa, leather).

Definitions edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 毛革 – see the following entry.
毛皮けがわ
[noun] [from 1690] fur, pelt
[noun] [???] the radical (portion of a kanji character)
(This term, 毛革, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)