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靴

shoes
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingカ
Kun readingくつ
JōyōGrade 8
  1. shoe
  2. boots
  3. footwear
  4. footgear

Synonyms

シューズ

Popular Usage

靴下

Radicals and components

Radical革leather
Components
How it's built
靴
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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leather · flowers (艹) · car (車) · mouth (口) · ten (十) · needle (丨) · change · person (人) · spoon (匕) · sitting on the ground

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2042

Compound words

靴下くつした
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
革靴かわぐつ
leather shoes; leather boots
靴屋くつや
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
雨靴あまぐつ
waterproof shoes
靴音くつおと
walking sound
靴型くつがた
shoe last
靴底くつぞこ
sole (of a shoe)
靴紐くつひも
shoelace
靴箆くつべら
shoehorn
靴墨くつずみ
shoe polish
靴磨くつみがき
shoeshine
靴篦くつべら
shoehorn
皮靴かわぐつ
leather shoes
藁靴わらぐつ
straw boots
靴一足くついっそく
pair of shoes
靴擦れくつずれ
shoe sore
靴磨きくつみがき
shoeshine
紳士靴しんしぐつ
men's shoes
登山靴とざんぐつ
(mountain-)climbing boots
編上靴へんじょうか
(lace-up) military boots
隔靴掻痒かっかそうよう
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe)
隔靴搔痒かっかそうよう
being frustrated because something is not quite as hoped (just as one cannot scratch an itch from outside a shoe)
靴新しと雖も首に加えずくつあたらしといえどもくびにくわえず
there must be a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes

Additional Examples

彼は新しい靴を一足買った。
He bought a new pair of shoes.tatoeba
彼は新しい靴が気に入っている。
He is pleased with his new shoes.tatoeba
男子同様の錦で出来た靴下。
These are brocade socks like those for men.wiki
白地、赤地、紫地などの錦で出来た靴下。
These are socks made of white, red, and purple brocade.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 靴

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