noun
straw boots
Traditional Japanese footwear made of woven straw, often worn in snowy regions or for farm work. Not everyday modern footwear.
雪の日にはわら靴を履いて外に出た。
On snowy days, we wore straw boots to go outside.
昔の農家では冬にわら靴が欠かせなかった。
In old farmhouses, straw boots were essential in winter.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling with 藁; less common than わら靴.
Uses 履, which can mean footwear; very rare variant.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling with 沓; uncommon.
Compound of 藁 (わら, 'straw') and 靴 (くつ, 'shoes/boots'). The reading ぐつ is a rendaku form of くつ.