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Kanji Detail for 履 - "tread, footwear"

履

  • Meaning

    履 means "tread, footwear." Also associated with practice.

    1. Footwear - Shoes; things worn on the feet.

    2. Tread - To walk on; to step.

    3. Practice - To carry out; to perform.

    4. Experience - To go through; to live through.

  • Words using 履

    • 履行 りこう Listen performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment
    • 履歴書 りれきしょ Listen personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
    • 履物 はきもの Listen footwear; footgear; shoes
    • 履歴 りれき Listen personal history; background; career
    • 草履 ぞうり Listen zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

  • Four-character idioms with 履

    • 冠履転倒 かんりてんとう Listen disorder; chaos; inversion

  • Tattoo check: 履

    • Verified meaning: tread, footwear
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: practice

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    perform; complete; footgear; shoes; boots; put on (the feet)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    footwear, shoes; walk on, tread; hexagram ䷉

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    shoe; to tread on

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    shoes; to walk, to tread

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Footwear. Leather is 履; hemp is 屨. | To tread. Such as 臨深履薄, meaning fearful. From (Analects). | Salary. Such as 福履. | Conduct. Meaning deeds one has performed. Such as 操履, 履歷.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ri(リ) リ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ha.ku(は-く) は-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    尸 (shikabane・kabane・shikabanekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    footwear tread practice executing experiencing experience stepping territory realm put on boots carry out feet fulfill perform sandals shoes slippers stride walk

Sentences including 履

  • The shoes you are wearing look rather expensive.

  • He tried putting on his new shoes.

  • I saw the boy in brown shoes.

  • Put on your shoes. let's go out for dinner.

  • The police looked into the records of the man.

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