sole of a shoe
Refers to the bottom part of a shoe that touches the ground.
The soles of these shoes are worn down.
Refers to the flatfish, usually written in kana. The kanji 靴底 is rarely used for this meaning.
See also: シタビラメ
I had the soles replaced with new ones.
The sole is a flat fish that lives on the sea floor.
Standard kanji spelling for 'shoe sole'.
Rare variant using 沓, an older kanji for 'shoe'.
Compound of 靴 (kutsu, 'shoe') + 底 (soko, 'bottom'). The fish sense is an extension from the shape resembling a shoe sole.