靴
靴 — Shoes
shoes
On’yomiカ (ka)
Kun’yomiくつ (kutsu)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 靴
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 靴 | くつ kutsu | shoe; shoes; boots |
| 靴下 | くつした kutsushita | socks; sock; stockings |
| 長靴 | ながぐつ nagagutsu | leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons |
| 革靴 | かわぐつ kawagutsu | leather shoes; leather boots |
| 運動靴 | うんどうぐつ undougutsu | sports shoes; sneakers |
| 靴屋 | くつや kutsuya | shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker |
Study notes
靴 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1561 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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