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靴 means 'shoes'

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Strokes : 13    Frequency: 1570   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-21    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: 35    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 31 words   Used in 65 words   Used in 4 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   カ
Kun
   くつ shoes
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 靴 - click the badge to download
How did Japan come to make shoes from straw and wood? Why is the "leather" radical all but useless in 靴? How can you say "break in shoes," "tie shoelaces," and "wear two hats (actually shoes!)" in Japanese? How can "red shoes" not be shoes, and who in Japan famously wore red shoes? How have Japanese shoes indicated status? Find out all of these answers and much more!
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Components
⿰  革 leather  化 change  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 靴 is used 4 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 靴 is used 62 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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カ : 6 words FIND ALL
せ い か 1 せ い か 0
noun
shoe-making
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くつ : 31 words FIND ALL
く つ 2
noun
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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くつ (read as ぐつ) : 25 words FIND ALL
か わ ぐ つ 0
noun
leather shoes; leather boots
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An additional 3 less common words include 靴 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1052  Joy o' Kanji : 1052  Key to Kanji: - 

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靴
カ   くつ shoes   
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化
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
匕
さじ spoon   
革
カク   かわ leather   
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中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
廿
twenty; 20   にじゅう twenty   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
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