noun
wearing wooden clogs
Refers to the act of putting on or wearing 下駄 (wooden clogs). Often used in contexts describing traditional Japanese footwear.
夏祭りでは、浴衣に下駄掛けの姿がよく見られる。
At summer festivals, you often see people in yukata wearing wooden clogs.
彼は下駄掛けで石畳を歩くのが好きだ。
He likes walking on the cobblestones in wooden clogs.
草履 are flat sandals, often worn with kimono, while 下駄 are elevated wooden clogs.
Compound of 下駄 (wooden clogs) and 掛け (wearing, putting on). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes the action of wearing geta.