Kumi logo
    Kumi

    Learn Japanese. Where understanding folds into fluency.

    Dictionary

    KanjiKanji vocabularyKana vocabularyKanaRadicalsGrammarJLPT N5

    Learn

    GuidesStart where you areWhat is KMT?RoadmapFAQ

    Connect

    EmailDiscordInstagramThreadsTikTokYouTubeLinkedInBlueskyX

    Newsletter

    Start learning free →

    Free forever tier. No card required.

    © 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

    AboutFAQContactStatusPrivacyTermsAttributions
    Dictionary
    1. Dictionary
    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 土足

    土足

    土ど足そく

    shod feet

    KMT10News #47+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab10 strokes

    どそく

    Noun

    1.
    shod feet, wearing shoes
    2.
    muddy feet, dirty feet

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    日に本ほんの家いえでは土ど足そく厳げん禁きんです。

    Shoes are strictly forbidden in Japanese homes.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsHome & Housing
    彼かれは土ど足そくで部へ屋やに入はいってきたので、皆み驚ないた。

    Everyone was surprised when he entered the room with his shoes on.

    KMT10Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    神しん聖せいな場ば所しょでは土ど足そくで立たち入いることは許ゆるされない。

    Entering sacred places with shoes on is not permitted.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    多おおくの日に本ほんの学がっ校こうでは、校こう舎しゃ内ないでの土ど足そくは禁きん止しされており、上うわ履ばきに履はき替かえるのが一いっ般ぱん的てきだ。

    In many Japanese schools, wearing shoes inside the school building is prohibited, and it's common to change into indoor shoes.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsEducation
    畳たたみの部へ屋やに土ど足そくで上あがるのは、日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきなマナーに反はんする行こう為いだ。

    Entering a tatami room with shoes on is an act against traditional Japanese manners.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHome & Housing

    Kanji that make up this word

    土
    つち…(5)
    soil・earth・ground・Turkey
    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kumi logo

    Track your mastery

    Kumi's KMT system tracks your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create a free account to use it on 220,000+ concepts.

    Related concepts for this entry

    Used in vocabulary

    • 土
    • 足

    Explore more

    Kanji Vocab dictionary›Browse all entries›