also: ぼっくり · ぼくり · ぽくり
noun
girl's lacquered wooden geta
Specifically refers to traditional Japanese wooden clogs with a lacquered finish, often worn by girls or young women with kimono. The shape is typically rounded and they produce a distinctive 'pokkuri' sound when walking.
七五三で、娘はかわいいぽっくりを履いていた。
At the Shichi-Go-San festival, my daughter wore cute lacquered wooden geta.
noun
wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
A broader term for wooden footwear in general, including Western-style clogs or sabots. Can also refer to the Japanese geta, but without the specific lacquered, girl's style connotation.
オランダの伝統的な木靴はぼっくりの一種と言える。
Traditional Dutch wooden shoes can be considered a type of pokkuri.
Rarely used kanji form; the reading is not immediately obvious from the characters.
Common variant spelling; used for both senses.
Variant spelling more often associated with the general wooden footwear sense.
Variant spelling more often associated with the general wooden footwear sense.
Geta is the general term for Japanese wooden clogs, while ぽっくり specifically refers to the lacquered, often more decorative type worn by girls.
木靴 is a more direct translation of 'wooden shoes' or 'clogs', often used for Western-style wooden footwear, whereas ぽっくり can encompass both Japanese and Western styles.
The word is likely onomatopoeic, derived from the 'pokkuri' or 'bokkuri' sound the wooden clogs make when walking. The kanji form 木履 literally means 'wooden footwear'.