レザー

れざー
noun
leather
clothingshopping
1. leather (esp. for goods and clothing)
Leather as a material for bags, jackets, shoes and furniture. Common in product names and shop labels; 合成(ごうせい)レザー and フェイクレザー are synthetic imitations.
レザーのジャケット。
A leather jacket.
このソファーは本物(ほんもの)のレザーです。
This sofa is genuine leather.
合成(ごうせい)レザーは安(やす)いけれど、本革(ほんがわ)ほど長(なが)くはもたない。
Synthetic leather is cheap, but it doesn't last as long as real leather.

レザー is the fashion and retail word; everyday speech also uses the native 革(かわ). Labels often say 本革(ほんがわ) for genuine leather.

Common expressions

Similar words

  • 革(かわ): leather, hide — the native word, used in speech and for the material itself
  • 皮(かわ): skin, peel — the raw skin before tanning
  • レーザー: laser — a different word; note the long vowel

Related Words

Compare: 革(かわ) (leather, hide)
Compare: 皮(かわ) (skin, peel)
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