皮革|ひかくhikaku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounleather; hide
   人造じんぞう皮革ひかくは本物ほんものの皮かわにかなわない。↗

   Artificial leather can't compare with the real thing.

• Synonym革かわNeutralThe everyday word for leather, as in 「革靴」「革製品」; 「皮革」 sounds more like an industrial collective term.
• SynonymレザーNeutralA loanword for leather or artificial leather, used mostly on products, as in 「レザージャケット」.
• Synonymなめし革なめしがわNeutralRefers specifically to tanned leather, stressing that the hide has been processed, as in 「なめし革のバッグ」.

Use 「皮革」 as the blanket industrial or statistical term, as in 「皮革製品」「皮革産業」. In everyday speech say 「革」; for goods and product names 「レザー」 is common; 「なめし革」 points to tanned hide.

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1. 動物どうぶつの皮かわを加工かこうしたもの。