The kanji 靴靴 primarily means "shoes" or "footwear." It refers to items worn on the feet for protection, comfort, and fashion. This character represents the general concept of covering the foot.

・On-yomi (音読み): カ (ka) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): くつ (kutsu)

⚫︎靴を履く Translation: To put on shoes. ⚫︎革靴 Translation: Leather shoes. ⚫︎長靴 Translation: Boots.

The kanji 靴靴 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The right side, 化 (ka/け), acts as the phonetic component, indicating the pronunciation. The left side 革 (kawa/かく) means "leather". The original meaning was related to leather footwear. Over time, the meaning broadened to encompass all types of shoes. The combination of 革 and 化 therefore gives a sense of footwear formed from leather and by a process of change or transformation.