JLPT N3 · Daily situations

靴下

くつした

socks

Stroke order of 靴下

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

靴 · 13 strokes 下 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Leather 革 shoes 靴 change 化 your step; socks go under 下 them.

Parts: 靴 shoe (革 leather + 化 change) + 下 under

The characters in 靴下

靴くつ — shoes (13 strokes)
下した — down; below (3 strokes)

Example sentence

新しい靴下を買いました。

あたらしいくつしたをかいました。

I bought new socks.

Words with 靴

Words with 下

下down; below 下がるto go down; to fall 下さるto give (honorific)地下underground 地下鉄subway 下手unskilful; bad at 部下subordinate 廊下hallway; corridor 値下げprice cut 下旬last third of a month 下痢diarrhea 以下or less; below 上下up and down 下品vulgar

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