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indoor shoes; house slippers; indoor footwear
Footwear worn exclusively indoors, such as slippers for the home or designated shoes worn inside schools and workplaces.
室内履きに履き替えてください。
Please change into indoor shoes.
学校では室内履きとして上履きを使う。
At school, we use uwabaki as indoor shoes.
ホテルの部屋に用意されていた室内履きは、使い捨てのスリッパだった。
The indoor slippers provided in the hotel room were disposable.
A compound of 室内 (indoor, inside a room) and 履き (footwear, something worn on the feet). A general term for any footwear meant to be worn only indoors.
In Japan, the clear separation between outdoor and indoor footwear is a fundamental cultural practice. Homes, schools, hospitals, temples, and many workplaces require removing outdoor shoes at the entrance and switching to 室内履き.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 室内履きに履き替える: to change into indoor shoes
- 室内履き用のスリッパ: slippers for indoor use
- 室内履きを脱ぐ: to take off indoor shoes
SIMILAR WORDS:
- スリッパ: slippers — the most common type of indoor footwear in homes and hotels
- 上履き: indoor shoes — specifically the canvas shoes worn in Japanese schools
- 外履き: outdoor shoes — the opposite, footwear for wearing outside