noun
shoe removal spot; place to take off shoes
Refers to the area, often a step or entryway, where shoes are removed before entering a house. Commonly associated with the phrase 靴脱ぎ石 (a stepping stone for this purpose).
See also: 靴脱ぎ石
玄関の靴脱ぎで靴をそろえてください。
Please line up your shoes at the shoe removal spot in the entrance.
日本家屋には靴脱ぎ石が置いてあることが多い。
Japanese houses often have a shoe-removal stone.
Compound of 靴 (くつ, 'shoe') and 脱ぎ (ぬぎ, the continuative form of 脱ぐ 'to take off'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word straightforwardly describes a place for removing footwear.