shoe removal spot; place to take off shoes
Refers to the area, often a step or entryway, where shoes are removed before entering a house. Commonly associated with the phrase 靴脱ぎ石 (a stepping stone for this purpose).
See also: 靴脱ぎ石
Please line up your shoes at the shoe removal spot in the entrance.
Japanese houses often have a shoe-removal stone.
靴脱ぎ石 is a stone placed at the entrance for removing shoes; 靴脱ぎ is the general concept or location.
stepping stone for removing shoes
Standard kanji spelling using the common character 靴 for 'shoe'.
Uses the older kanji 沓 for 'shoe'; less common in modern writing.
Irregular okurigana usage; the reading くつぬぎ is implied but the spelling is non-standard.
Compound of 靴 (くつ, 'shoe') and 脱ぎ (ぬぎ, the continuative form of 脱ぐ 'to take off'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word straightforwardly describes a place for removing footwear.