Illustration: At the entrance of a neighborhood tea teacher's home, a visitor in kimono steps down from the raised wooden floor into a neatly placed pair of zōri. One white tabi-clad foot is already settled beneath its forked thong strap; the other sandal lies slightly sideways, exposing its flat layered sole.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

草履ぞうり

zouri

traditional Japanese sandals

Example sentences

  1. 草履ぞうり、忘わすれた。

    I forgot my sandals.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 足あしには5枚重まいかさねの草履ぞうりを履はき、手てに尺八しゃくはちを持もつ。

    Thick woven reed sandals were worn on the feet and a Shakuhachi was held in the hands.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 草履ぞうりなどは靴くつ・スニーカーなどと違ちがい足あしを包つつみ込こまず開放的かいほうてきで足あしそのものが幅広はばひろく成長せいちょうする。

    Since zori do not enclose the foot, unlike shoes or sneakers, the foot can grow wider.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 草履

  • 草grass; weedsOnソウKunくさ・くさ-
  • 履perform; completeOnリKunはく

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