半はん長なが靴ぐつ

noun

half boots; ankle boots; fairly high shoes

Refers to shoes that come up to the ankle or slightly above, between low-cut shoes and full boots. The term is somewhat dated; modern Japanese often uses ブーツ or ショートブーツ.

• 昔むかしの写しゃ真しんには、半はん長なが靴ぐつを履はいた女じょ性せいが写うつっている。

  In old photos, women wearing half boots can be seen.

• この店みせでは、半はん長なが靴ぐつの取とり扱あつかいはほとんどない。

  This shop hardly carries half boots anymore.