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Kotomora

靴

shoes

JLPTN3StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

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

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  • 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

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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.