靴くつ底ぞこ

noun

sole of a shoe

Refers to the bottom part of a shoe that touches the ground.

• この靴くつは靴くつ底ぞこがすり減へっている。

  The soles of these shoes are worn down.

• 新あたらしい靴くつ底ぞこに張はり替かえてもらった。

  I had the soles replaced with new ones.

noun

sole (fish)

Refers to the flatfish, usually written in kana. The kanji 靴底 is rarely used for this meaning.

See also: シタビラメ

• くつぞこは平ひらたい魚さかなで、海かい底ていに住すんでいる。

  The sole is a flat fish that lives on the sea floor.