足袋たび

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

tabi; split-toe socks

Traditional Japanese socks with a separation between the big toe and other toes, worn with zōri or geta. The word is commonly used in everyday contexts when referring to this specific type of footwear.

着き物ものを着きるときは、足袋たびを履はきます。

When wearing a kimono, I put on tabi.

白しろい足袋たびを買かいに行いった。

I went to buy white tabi.

Usage patterns

足袋たびを履はくto put on/wear tabi
着き物ものを着きるときは足袋たびを履はく。
You wear tabi when putting on a kimono.
足袋たびを脱ぬぐto take off tabi
家いえに上あがる前まえに足袋たびを脱ぬいだ。
I took off my tabi before stepping into the house.

Kanji

足leg, foot, be sufficient
袋sack, bag, pouch
単simple, one, single
皮pelt, skin, hide

Related words

靴くつ下したN5
靴下 are ordinary Western-style socks with no toe division, while 足袋 are the traditional split-toe socks worn with zōri or geta.

Don't confuse with

手て袋ぶくろN4
手袋 (gloves for the hands) and 足袋 (traditional Japanese socks for the feet) share the same 袋 kanji and are easy for learners to mix up despite covering different body parts.

Counted with

足そく
counter for pairs of footwear

Word family· 7

地じ下か足袋たび
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
白しろ足袋たび
white tabi
革かわ足袋たび
leather tabi
靴くつ足袋たび
socks; tabi socks · a type of tabi; outdoor tabi

Written forms

足袋たびUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in modern Japanese.
タビUsage6%
単皮たび
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Etymology

The word 足袋 (たび) is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 足 (foot) and 袋 (bag) describe the item's function. The reading たび is a kun'yomi reading, and the exact historical derivation is uncertain.

祭まつり足袋たび

festival tabi; rubber-soled festival footwear

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世せ知ち弁べん足袋たび
tabi covers; protective overshoes for tabi
数す寄き屋や足袋たび
white tabi (silk or cotton)