は
履
　
く

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear. Usu. 履く or 穿く.
  2. to affix (a sword to one's hip). Usu. 佩く or 帯く.
  3. to affix (a bowstring to a bow). Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
は
履
　
く
 履く はく ✔
は
穿
　
く
 穿く はく
は
佩
　
く
 佩く はく
は
着
　
く
 着く はく
は
帯
　
く
 帯く はく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

perform, complete, footgear
は.く　リ (Early High School, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
restore, return to, revert
フク　また (5th, N2)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
return, repeat, repeatedly
person, (人 variant)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)