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靴
Shoes, Footwear
くつ (kutsu)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
In Japan, people remove their 靴 before entering homes, temples, traditional inns, many schools, and some restaurants. Wearing outdoor shoes indoors is considered bad manners.
Memory Trick
Imagine neatly placing your shoes at the entrance before stepping onto a clean tatami floor. Those shoes remind you of 靴.
Readings
Onyomi: カ (ka)
Kunyomi: くつ (kutsu)
Example Words
靴
くつ (kutsu)
Shoes
運動靴
うんどうぐつ (undougutsu)
Sneakers
革靴
かわぐつ (kawagutsu)
Leather shoes
靴下
くつした (kutsushita)
Socks
Example Sentence
玄関で靴を脱いでください。
げんかん で くつ を ぬいで ください。
genkan de kutsu o nuide kudasai
Please take off your shoes at the entrance.