靴下
くつした
hepburn kutsushita
socks
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
靴shoe
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下below
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Examples
- 冬は厚い靴下を履きます。In winter I wear thick socks.
- 靴下に穴があきました。My sock has a hole.
Collocations
靴下 (kutsushita, socks)靴下を履く (kutsushita wo haku, put on socks)長靴下 (nagagutsushita, long socks / stockings)靴下に穴 (kutsushita ni ana, hole in sock)タビ (tabi, traditional split-toe socks)
Mnemonic
靴下 kutsushita — literally "shoe (靴) + under (下)" = the thing under your shoe = sock. While English "sock" comes from Latin soccus (a light shoe), Japanese coined the compound transparently. Traditional Japanese socks タビ (tabi) have a split between big toe and the rest — designed for wearing with 草履 (zouri) or 下駄 (geta) sandals. The dressing verb is 履く, shared with shoes (lower-body wear).
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Literal kanji reading of 靴下?