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靴
shoe · footwear
N2On: かKun: くつ
Memory Aid
Imagine the left side 革 as a piece of animal hide, and the right side 化 as a person standing, ready to have that hide *transformed* into a shoe for their foot.
'Kutsu' — Your KUTS your feet from the ground.
Vocabulary
靴くつshoe
運動靴うんどうぐつathletic shoes, sneakers
長靴ながぐつboots, rain boots
革靴かわぐつleather shoes
靴下くつしたsocks
Example Sentences
新しい靴を買いました。
I bought new shoes.
彼の靴はとても汚れていました。
His shoes were very dirty.
私は毎日運動靴を履いて出かけます。
I go out wearing athletic shoes every day.
雨の日は長靴を履くといいですよ。
It's good to wear rain boots on rainy days.