履く · godan verb (-ku)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 履く | 履かない |
| Polite | 履きます | 履きません |
| Past polite | 履きました | 履きませんでした |
| Past | 履いた | 履かなかった |
| Te-form | 履いて | 履かないで |
| Desire | 履きたい | 履きたくない |
| Potential | 履ける | 履けない |
| Passive | 履かれる | 履かれない |
| Causative | 履かせる | 履かせない |
| Causative passive | 履かせられるalso 履かされる | 履かせられないalso 履かされない |
| Volitional | 履こう | |
| Polite volitional | 履きましょう | |
| Imperative | 履け | 履くな |
| Conditional | 履けば | 履かなければ |
| Tara conditional | 履いたら | 履かなかったら |
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
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.
I went out wearing new shoes today.
寒いので厚手のズボンを履いた。
I put on thick pants because it's cold.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Specifically for wearing a sword or similar weapon at the waist. The kanji 佩く and 帯く are rare and mostly historical.
侍は腰に刀を佩いていた。
The samurai wore a sword at his hip.
godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Archaic use for affixing a bowstring to a bow. Not used in modern Japanese.
古文では、弓に弦を履くと記されることがある。
In classical texts, it is sometimes written as 'to string a bow' using 履く.
I put on my shoes before going out.
Since it was cold, I put on thick pants.
It was cold, so I put on socks.
She wears a skirt to school every day.
脱ぐ means to take off clothing or footwear, the direct opposite of putting them on with 履く.
掃く (to sweep) is pronounced identically to 履く (to wear/put on) but refers to sweeping with a broom, not clothing.
吐く (to vomit or exhale) shares the same reading as 履く (to wear/put on) but has an unrelated meaning involving expelling something from the body.
indoor shoes; hallway slippers
outdoor shoes
outdoor shoes; outdoor footwear
wearing wooden clogs · floatplane
indoor slippers; house slippers
worn-out footwear; old shoes; worn-out socks
wear out; wear until threadbare
comfort of wearing; feel of lower-body clothing
Rare kanji for wearing a sword at the hip.
Rare kanji for wearing a sword at the hip.
Rare kanji for wearing lower-body clothing; easily confused with 着く (つく).
indoor slippers; house slippers
wear out (footwear)
wear new footwear for the first time; break in shoes