履はく

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

put on; wear

Used for lower-body clothing (pants, skirts, underwear) and footwear (shoes, socks). The kanji 履く is general; 穿く is common for pants and skirts.

• 今日きょうは新あたらしい靴くつを履はいて出でかけた。

  I went out wearing new shoes today.

• 寒さむいので厚あつ手でのズボンを履はいた。

  I put on thick pants because it's cold.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

wear (a sword at the hip)

Specifically for wearing a sword or similar weapon at the waist. The kanji 佩く and 帯く are rare and mostly historical.

• 侍さむらいは腰こしに刀かたなを佩はいていた。

  The samurai wore a sword at his hip.

godan verb (-ku), transitive verb

string (a bow)

Archaic use for affixing a bowstring to a bow. Not used in modern Japanese.

• 古こ文ぶんでは、弓ゆみに弦つるを履はくと記きされることがある。

  In classical texts, it is sometimes written as 'to string a bow' using 履く.