Illustration: At the entrance of a neighborhood bathhouse, a person in a simple summer yukata slips their feet into a pair of wooden geta. One sandal rests upright on the paving stones, clearly showing its thong strap and elevated wooden sole.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

下げ駄た

geta

traditional wooden sandals

Example sentences

  1. 下駄げた持もってくるの忘わすれた。

    I forgot to bring my traditional wooden Japanese sandals.

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  2. 下駄げたを突つっかけて表おもてに飛とび出だした。

    I slipped on my geta and dashed outside.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. どうしよう。下駄げたの鼻緒はなおが切きれちゃった。

    What will I do? The strap on one of my geta is broken.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 下駄

  • 下below; downOnカ・ゲKunした・しも・もと
  • 駄burdensome; pack horseOnダ・タ

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