outdoor shoes
Shoes worn outside, contrasted with 上履き (indoor shoes). Commonly used in contexts like schools or homes where shoes are changed at the entrance.
See also: 上履き
At school, we change from outdoor shoes to indoor shoes.
Please don't enter the house with your outdoor shoes on.
Standard spelling with okurigana.
Abbreviated spelling, less common.
Compound of 下 (した, 'below, under') and 履き (はき, 'wearing on feet'), from 履く (はく, 'to put on footwear').