JLPT N2 · Noun

下駄 (geta)

下駄 (げた, geta) is a Japanese noun meaning “geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: げた
Romaji: geta
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal · noun
turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character · noun · printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta
net; geta · noun · esp. ゲタ

Example sentences

下駄を突っかけて表に飛び出した。

I slipped on my geta and dashed outside.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 下駄

below, down, descendカ・ゲ・した・しも · 3 strokes

burdensome, pack horse, horse loadダ・タ · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 下駄.

下したbelow靴下くつしたsocks下手へたunskillful廊下ろうかcorridor下さいくださいplease (give me)地下鉄ちかてつsubway以下いかnot exceeding ...下宿げしゅくboarding下着したぎunderwear下るさがるto come down下りるおりるto descend (e.g. a mountain)下げるさげるto hang下すおろすto take down下りくだりdown-train

Source: JMdict entry 1185780 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.