shoes, footwear
On'yomi (音読み)
- カ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- くつ
- はきもの
About this kanji
The kanji 靴 (くつ) means "shoes" or "footwear" in Japanese. It is typically used as a noun, referring to different types of footwear. You might encounter it in compounds like 靴下 (くつした), which means "socks"; 運動靴 (うんどうぐつ), meaning "sneakers" or "sport shoes"; and 革靴 (かわぐつ), which translates to "leather shoes." These compounds illustrate how 靴 is commonly associated with various types of footgear. A quick note: in casual conversation, you might also hear the Japanese term はきもの, often used to refer generally to any kind of footwear.
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Example sentences
新しい靴を買いました。
I bought new shoes.
Meanings across languages
- English
- shoes, footwear
- Tiếng Việt
- giày, footwear
- 日本語
- 靴, くつ
- 한국어
- 신발
- 中文
- 鞋
- id
- sepatu
- th
- รองเท้า
- es
- zapatos
- fr
- chaussures
- de
- Schuhe
- pt
- sapatos
Common compounds
- 靴下socks
- 運動靴sneakers, training shoes
- 革靴leather shoes
Words using this kanji
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