上うわ靴ぐつ

noun

indoor school shoes; hallway slippers

Refers to shoes worn inside school buildings, typically soft-soled and kept at school. Often contrasted with outdoor shoes (下靴).

See also: 上履き (うわばき)

• 学がっ校こうに着ついたら上うわ靴ぐつに履はき替かえます。

  When we arrive at school, we change into our indoor shoes.

• 上うわ靴ぐつを忘わすれたので、一いち日にち中じゅうスリッパで過すごした。

  I forgot my indoor shoes, so I spent the whole day in slippers.

noun

overshoes; rubbers; galoshes

Waterproof overshoes worn over regular shoes, mainly in rainy or snowy weather. Less common in modern daily life; often replaced by rain boots or waterproof footwear.

• 昔むかしは雨あめの日ひに上うわ靴ぐつを履はいて通つう学がくしたものだ。

  In the old days, we used to wear overshoes to school on rainy days.