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沓
沓
8 strokes
Grade 9

Meanings

shoes
boots

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
トウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
くつ

Common Words

靴
くつ
沓
幼
鞋
Noun
Freq #2080
1

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

Examples
くつは革でつくられている。
The shoes are made of leather.
靴下
くつした
沓下
Noun
Freq #9732
1

socks; sock; stockings; stocking

Examples
この靴下の片方はどこだ。
Where is the mate to this sock?
雑踏
ざっとう
雑沓
雑鬧
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
～の Adj.
Freq #15566
1

hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

Examples
また、「安楽いすに座りながらの買い物」には、雑踏や交通から来るフラストレーションが伴わない。
Also, "armchair shopping" gets rid of the frustrations of crowds and traffic.
靴底
沓底
くつぞこ
Noun
Freq #22924
1

sole (of a shoe)

Examples
ガムが靴底にくっついた。
The gum adhered to the sole of the shoe.
2

Word usually written using kana alone

sole (fish)

靊靴
皮靴
革沓
かわぐつ
Noun
Freq #22957
1

leather shoes; leather boots

杳として
ようとして
沓として
Expression
Adverb
Freq #35996
1

utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all

Examples
杳として行方が知れない。
Nothing whatever is known of him.
ホトトギス
時鳥
子規
不如帰
杜鵑
郭公
《 ほととぎす 》
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #58692
1

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

靴脱ぎ
沓脱ぎ
くつぬぎ
沓脱
Noun
Freq #85010
1

place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house

雪靴
雪沓
雪ぐつ
ゆきぐつ
Noun
Freq #120975
1

Esp. 雪靴

snow boots

2

Esp. 雪沓

yuki-gutsu; traditional Japanese snow boots made of straw

わら靴
藁沓
藁靴
藁履
藁ぐつ
わら沓
わらぐつ
Noun
Freq #140325
1

straw boots

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