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N2 Noun

草履(ぞうり)zori, Japanese sandals

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        zori, traditional Japanese thonged sandals

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    草履 【ぞうり】、草履 【じょうり】

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    • 草履(ぞうり)は平(たい)らな履物(はきもの)です。

      Zori are flat footwear.

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    • もともと草履(ぞうり)は藁(わら)で作(つく)られていた。

      Originally, Japanese sandals were made from straw.

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    • 草履(ぞうり)の鼻緒(はなお)が親指(おやゆび)と人差(ひとさ)し指(ゆび)の間(あいだ)に食(く)い込(こ)んだ。

      The thong of the zori dug into the space between my thumb and index finger.

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    • 昔(むかし)の人(ひと)にとって、草履(ぞうり)という履物(はきもの)はとても一般(いっぱん)的(てき)だったとか。

      It is said that for people in the past, straw sandals called zori were very common footwear.

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    • ビーチサンダルという履物(はきもの)は草履(ぞうり)からヒントを得(え)て作(つく)られたのだとか。

      It is said that beach sandals were made taking inspiration from traditional Japanese sandals.

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