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Kanji Detail for 靴 - "shoes, boots, footwear"
靴
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Meaning
靴 means "shoes, boots, footwear."
Shoes - Footwear that protects the feet.
Boots - Footwear covering the ankle.
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Four-character idioms with 靴
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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); having an itch that one cannot scratch
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隔靴掻痒
かっかそうよう
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Tattoo check: 靴
- Verified meaning: shoes, boots, footwear
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read くつわ)
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.
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Name readings of 靴
Surnames 靴(くつわ)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
shoes
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
boots
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
boots
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
boots
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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Related Keywords
Sentences including 靴
She got a pair of shoes from father.
I bought a pair of shoes.
I wonder if these shoes will last well.
You ought to find nice shoes here.
Her blue shoes go well with that dress.
You have cleaned your shoes , haven't you?
I'm pleased with these shoes.
These shoes are too tight. they hurt.
The shoes you are wearing look rather expensive.
I got a pair of new shoes.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
十時｜頃になって先生の靴の音が玄関に聞こえた時、奥さんは急に今までのすべてを忘れたように、前に坐っている私をそっちのけにして立ち上がった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が靴を脱いでいるうち、――私はその時分からハイカラで手数のかかる編上を穿いていたのですが、――私がこごんでその靴紐を解いているうち、Ｋの部屋では誰の声もしませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はいつものように手数のかかる靴を穿いていないから、すぐ玄関に上がって仕切の襖を開けました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私が靴を脱いでいるうち、――私はその時分からハイカラで手数のかかる編上を穿いていたのですが、――私がこごんでその靴紐を解いているうち、Ｋの部屋では誰の声もしませんでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私はいつものように手数のかかる靴を穿いていないから、すぐ玄関に上がって仕切の襖を開けました。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha