JLPT N3 · 13 strokes
Kanji 靴: "shoes"
The kanji 靴 means "shoes". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read カ in on'yomi and くつ 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)
カ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
くつ
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 | shoes |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1561 of 2,501 |
Common words with 靴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 靴shoe; shoes; boots; footwear
- 靴下socks; sock; stockings; stocking
- 靴音walking sound; footsteps
- 靴底sole (of a shoe) · sole (fish)
- 革靴leather shoes; leather boots
- 長靴leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies
- 靴箱shoe box; shoe shelf
- 軍靴military shoes; combat boots
- 靴屋shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
- 運動靴sports shoes; sneakers
- 靴跡shoe mark; shoe print
- 靴裏sole (of a shoe)
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