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靴

くつ

shoes

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Examples

  1. 靴を脱いでください。

    くつをぬいでください。

    Please take off your shoes.

  2. 新しい靴を買います。

    あたらしいくつをかいます。

    I will buy new shoes.

  3. この靴は少し小さいです。

    このくつはすこしちいさいです。

    These shoes are a little small.

Common patterns

靴を履く
put on shoes
靴を脱ぐ
take off shoes
新しい靴
new shoes

Memory tip

You take 靴 off at the entrance of a Japanese home; the verbs are 履く (put on) and 脱ぐ (take off).

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