lace-up shoes; lace-up boots
Refers to footwear with laces that are threaded through eyelets and tied, as opposed to slip-on or buckle types. Often used in compound terms like 編み上げ靴 or 編み上げブーツ.
She is wearing lace-up boots.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana み.
Compound of 編み (ami, 'knitting' or 'braiding', the continuative form of 編む) and 上げ (age, 'raising' or 'finishing', the continuative form of 上げる). Literally 'knit-up', referring to the laced closure of the footwear.