Kanji N1

履: perform, complete, footgear

履 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning perform, complete, footgear, written with 15 strokes. It is read リ (on) and はく (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 履く (はく, to put on) and 履歴 (りれき, personal history).

履

Meanings

  • perform
  • complete
  • footgear
  • shoes
  • boots
  • put on (the feet)
Strokes15
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1619 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • リ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • はく

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 履

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 履くはく

    to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear)

    JLPT N5
  • 履歴りれき

    personal history; background; career

    JLPT N1
  • 草履ぞうり

    zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals

    JLPT N2
  • 履行りこう

    performance (of a duty)

  • 履歴書りれきしょ

    personal history document; curriculum vitae

  • 履物はきもの

    footwear; footgear; shoes

  • 履き古しはきふるし

    worn-out shoes; worn-out socks

  • 履修りしゅう

    taking (a class); studying

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0; the Spanish meanings they lack, translated by Naraio from their English, are shared under the same licence. Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY. Sentences split into words with IPADIC © NAIST and IPA, through Lindera.