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長靴
nagagutsu, chouka
Description
長靴は、雨や雪の日にはくゴムの長いくつです。
"長靴" are long rubber boots worn on rainy or snowy days.
足がぬれないので、水たまりの中でも歩けます。
Because your feet don't get wet, you can walk through puddles with "長靴".
Meanings
長靴nagagutsu
rain boots; tall waterproof boots; wellingtons
雨だから長靴をはこう。
It's raining, so let's wear rain boots.
長靴chouka
tall boots reaching the knee (formal reading)
兵士は長靴をはいていた。
The soldier was wearing boots.
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Notes
- Etymology
長 (long) + 靴 (shoe); the common everyday reading is nagagutsu.
- Nuance
nagagutsu usually means rubber rain boots; chouka sounds more formal or military.
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