履物
Meanings
1
General term for things worn on the feet, including shoes, sandals, slippers, and traditional Japanese footwear.
In Japan, you take off your footwear when entering a house.
This shop sells various kinds of footwear.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉で履物を脱ぐto take off one's footwear at a place
Please take off your footwear at the entrance.
- 履物を揃えるto arrange one's footwear neatly
In Japan, it's considered polite to line up your footwear neatly after taking it off.