Vocab Info

N2 Noun

下駄(げた)geta, Japanese wooden clogs, turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      geta, traditional Japanese wooden sandal

    2. Noun

      2.

      turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character

      Printing, printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta,

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    3. Noun

      3.

      net, geta

      Go (Game), esp. ゲタ

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    下駄 【げた】ゲタ

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      下駄(げた)とサンダルは()ている。

      Clogs and sandals are similar. {geta, Japanese wooden clogs, turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character}

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      下駄(げた)()心地(ごこち)はあまりよくありません。

      The comfort of wearing clogs is not very good. {geta, Japanese wooden clogs, turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character}

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      (むかし)日本(にほん)では、下駄(げた)()いている(ひと)(おお)くいました。

      In old Japan, there were many people who wore wooden clogs. {geta, Japanese wooden clogs, turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character}

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      下駄(げた)(ある)きづらい。しかも、(ある)くとカランコロンと(おお)きな(おと)がなる。

      Clogs are hard to walk in. Moreover, they make a loud clanking sound when you walk. {geta, Japanese wooden clogs, turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character}

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      下駄(げた)じゃなくてランニングシューズを()いていたら、(ころ)ばずに()んだのに…。

      If only I had been wearing running shoes instead of wooden clogs, I wouldn't have fallen... {geta, Japanese wooden clogs, turn (in set-type proofing), upside-down character}

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