The kanji 履 primarily conveys the idea of "to tread," "to step on," or "to wear" (footwear). It relates to actions involving the feet, particularly the act of placing one's foot down or covering the feet with shoes or other coverings.

・On-yomi (音読み): リ (ri) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): は（く） (ha(ku))

⚫︎靴を履く Translation: To wear shoes. ⚫︎履歴書 (rirekisho) Translation: Resume; curriculum vitae. ⚫︎履修 (rishū) Translation: Taking a course (especially in an academic context).

The kanji 履 is a phono-semantic compound. ⚫︎The semantic component is the radical 尸 (尸: shi) which originally depicted a body, later representing "body" or "seat." ⚫︎The phonetic component is 复 (fuku), which provides the sound and originally meant "to repeat" or "to cover." ⚫︎Therefore, the combination suggests the idea of the foot (represented by the radical) "covering" or "treading" upon something. It evolved to represent the act of wearing footwear and by extension, the act of experiencing something (as in taking a course).