Kanji

靴

shoes

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

革部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くつ

Common Readings

カ, くつ

Example sentences

くつ
新しい靴を履いて出かけた。

I went out wearing new shoes.

小さい ちいさい
この靴は私には少し小さい。

These shoes are a bit small for me.

靴下 くつした
彼は新しい靴下を履いた

He put on new socks.

あな
靴下に大きな穴があいている

There is a big hole in the sock.

靴底 くつぞこ
長い坂を上った後、靴底に小石が挟まっていた。

After climbing the long slope, a small stone was stuck in the sole of my shoe.

すり減る すりへる
毎日歩いたせいで、靴底がすり減った。

Because I walked every day, the soles of my shoes wore down.

革靴 かわぐつ
仕事のために、新しい革靴を買いました。

I bought new leather shoes for work.

茶色 ちゃいろ
彼は茶色の革靴を履いている。

He is wearing brown leather shoes.

靴紐 くつひも
靴紐が解けているよ。

Your shoelace is untied.

解ける ほどける
靴紐が解けた

The shoelace came untied.

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