JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 履: "perform, complete, footgear"
The kanji 履 means "perform, complete, footgear, shoes, boots, put on (the feet)". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リ in on'yomi and は.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
は.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | perform, complete, footgear, shoes, boots, put on (the feet) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1619 of 2,501 |
Common words with 履
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 履くto put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear · to affix (a sword to one's hip)
- 履歴personal history; background; career · log; record; history
- 上履きhallway slippers; indoor shoes
- 履き替えるto change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.) · to put on (the wrong shoes)
- 草履zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
- 履歴書personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
- 履行performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract)
- 履物footwear; footgear; shoes
- 着信履歴incoming call history; log of incoming calls
- 履き違えるto put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet · to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of; to misunderstand
- 履修taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
- 不履行default; nonperformance
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