皮革 is read as ひかく (hikaku) and means leather.
ひかく
hikaku
ごうせいひかく
synthetic leather
じんこうひかく
artificial leather
じんぞうひかく
かわ
mask (hiding one's true nature)
ひにく
(only) surface
ひふ
skin
かわきり
beginning
ひふびょう
skin disease
かわざんよう
over-optimistic calculation
ひふか
dermatology
ひか
subcutaneous
ひしつ
cortex