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.
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.
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.
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.