outdoor shoes; outdoor footwear
Refers to shoes worn outside, as opposed to indoor slippers or bare feet. Often used in contexts where shoes are removed before entering a home or certain indoor spaces.
See also: 下履き (したばき)
In Japan, you take off your outdoor shoes before entering a house.
Please don't come in with your outdoor shoes on.
Standard kanji spelling for outdoor shoes.
Kana spelling is used when the kanji is not needed or for clarity.
Compound of 外 (そと, 'outside') and 履き (はき, the continuative form of 履く 'to wear on the feet').