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ι΄
Shoes, Footwear
γγ€ (kutsu)
JLPT N3
Interesting Fact
In Japan, people remove their ι΄ before entering homes, temples, traditional inns, many schools, and some restaurants. Wearing outdoor shoes indoors is considered bad manners.
Memory Trick
Imagine neatly placing your shoes at the entrance before stepping onto a clean tatami floor. Those shoes remind you of ι΄.
Readings
Onyomi: γ« (ka)
Kunyomi: γγ€ (kutsu)
Example Words
ι΄
γγ€ (kutsu)
Shoes
ιει΄
γγγ©γγγ€ (undougutsu)
Sneakers
ι©ι΄
γγγγ€ (kawagutsu)
Leather shoes
ι΄δΈ
γγ€γγ (kutsushita)
Socks
Example Sentence
ηι’γ§ι΄γθ±γγ§γγ γγγ
γγγγ γ§ γγ€ γ γ¬γγ§ γγ γγγ
genkan de kutsu o nuide kudasai
Please take off your shoes at the entrance.