靴
shoes
Readings
On'yomi
- カ
Kun'yomi
- くつ
Meaning
靴 centers on footwear: shoes, boots, or any covering worn on the feet.
Most common words using 靴
20 of 72- 靴くつN5
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
- 靴下くつしたN5
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
- 長靴ながぐつ
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
- 革靴かわぐつ
leather shoes; leather boots
- 靴箱くつばこ
shoe box; shoe shelf
- 靴ずれくつずれ
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
- 軍靴ぐんか
military shoes; combat boots
- 上靴うわぐつ
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
- 製靴せいか
shoe-making
- 靴音くつおと
walking sound; footsteps
- 靴屋くつや
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
- 運動靴うんどうぐつ
sports shoes; sneakers
- わら靴わらぐつ
straw boots
- ゴム靴ゴムぐつ
rubber shoes; rubber boots; wellingtons
- スキー靴スキーぐつ
ski boots
- スケート靴スケートぐつ
skates; ice skates
- チューブ靴下チューブくつした
tube sock; tube socks
- 乗馬靴じょうばぐつ
riding boots
- 五本指靴下ごほんゆびくつした
five-toed socks
- 半長靴はんながぐつ
fairly high shoes; boots
Study
Etymology
靴 combines 革 (leather) with 化, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest transformation into footwear. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
Leather 革 transformed 化 into something you wear on your feet: shoes.
Reading mnemonic
For カ, imagine a pair of leather shoes that go 'ka-click' with every step: ka -> カ.