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履く
穿く
佩く
rarely-used kanji form
着く
rarely-used kanji form
帯く
rarely-used kanji form
Readings

haku
English
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
usu. 履く or 穿く
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
usu. 佩く or 帯く
to affix (a sword to one's hip)

Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
Archaism
to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 履く, 履きます
[does], will [do]
履かない, 履きません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 履いた, 履きました
[did]
履かなかった, 履きませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 履いて, 履きまして 履かないで, 履きませんで 履かなくて
Kanjis
ON: KUN: は.く
perform, complete, footgear, shoes, boots, put on (the feet)

Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 3-3-12 FC: 7724.4


穿 ON: セン KUN: うが.つ, は.く
put on (to the feet), dig, pierce, drill

Stroke: 10 SKIP: 2-3-7 FC: 3024.4


ON: ハイ KUN: は.く, お.びる, おびだま
wear, put on (a sword)

Stroke: 8 SKIP: 1-2-6 FC: 2721.1


ON: チャク, ジャク KUN: き.る, き.せる, つ.く, つ.ける
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

Stroke: 12 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-7-5 FC: 8060.0


ON: タイ KUN: お.びる, おび
sash, belt, obi, zone, region

Stroke: 10 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 2-5-5 FC: 4422.2


Phrases
この靴はきつすぎてはけない。
Parts: 此の (この) (くつ) きつい (キツイ) 過ぎる (すぎる) 履く (はけない)
These shoes are too tight to get into.