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perform
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingリ
Kun readingは.く
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. perform
  2. complete
  3. footgearRtK
  4. shoes
    彼は新しい靴を履いてみた。He tried putting on his new shoes.tatoeba
  5. boots
  6. put on (the feet)
  1. to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear)
  2. to wear
  3. to affix (a sword to one's hip)
  4. to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

Popular Usage

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flag (方) · restore · Nelson · column · going (行) · line · fold back · double back · reclining · lying down · sun (日) · day (日) · walking legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1137

Compound words

草履ぞうり
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
履くはく
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
履行りこう
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge
履歴りれき
personal history; background; career; log; record
履物はきもの
footwear; footgear; shoes
履歴書りれきしょ
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
履き古しはきふるし
worn-out shoes; worn-out socks
下履したばき
outdoor shoes
上履うわばき
hallway slippers
履むふむ
to step on
藁履わらぐつ
straw boots
敝履へいり
worn-out shoes
下履きしたばき
outdoor shoes
上草履うわぞうり
indoor sandals
上履きうわばき
hallway slippers
草履虫ぞうりむし
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
天澤履てんたくり
lü (hexagram 10 of the I Ching: treading)
げた履きげたばき
wearing wooden clogs
下駄履きげたばき
wearing wooden clogs
履修するりしゅうする
履行するりこうする
to perform
二束の草鞋を履くにそくのわらじをはく
to be engaged in two trades at the same time
二足の草鞋を履くにそくのわらじをはく
to be engaged in two trades at the same time

Additional Examples

彼は清潔なズボンを履いていた。
He put on clean trousers.tatoeba
彼は靴下を裏返しに履いていた。
He had his socks on inside out.tatoeba
彼の履歴についてはほとんど知られていない。
We know little of his personal history.tatoeba

Stroke Order

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