履 means “put on (shoes), footwear”

はく · haku

Also: perform, complete, footgear, shoes

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): はく
On'yomi (Chinese reading): リ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

A body (尸) over 復, going and coming back (彳 and 复): feet stepping into shoes for the road. 履く is to put on shoes, socks or trousers, 草履 are flat sandals, and 履歴書, a record of the road walked, is a resume.

Used in 履く (haku, to wear on the feet or legs), 履歴書 (rirekisho, resume), and 草履 (zouri, flat sandals)

履 means “put on (shoes), footwear”

The story

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