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舌革 (したがわ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

舌した革がわ

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Meanings

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noun

tongue of a shoe

Refers specifically to the strip of material under the laces of a shoe.

新あたらしい靴くつの舌した革がわが足あしに当あたって痛いたい。
The tongue of my new shoes rubs against my foot and hurts.

Kanji

舌tongue, reed, clapper
革leather, skin, reform

Similar words

靴くつ
靴 is the general word for shoes, while 舌革 is a specific part of a shoe.
舌した
舌 means tongue in the anatomical sense, while 舌革 is the shoe part.

Etymology

Compound of 舌 (tongue) and 革 (leather), referring to the leather tongue of a shoe.