どうして日本ではくつをぬぎますか？
Theme: Daily_life_Meals
pre-A1/N5entry
Mar 9th, 2026
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When you visit Japan, you may notice something interesting. People take off their shoes before entering a house. Why do they do this? Is it the same in your country? In this lesson, you will learn why people take off their shoes in Japan and how this practice connects to daily life and culture.
どうして日本ではくつをぬぎますか？
Why Do People Take Off Shoes in Japan?
shoes（Noun）
きのう、くつをかいました。
Yesterday, I bought shoes.
to take off (clothes, shoes)（U-Verb）
服をぬぎます。
I take off my clothes.
rain（Noun）
今日は雨です。
It is raining today.
to fall (rain, snow)（U-Verb）
きのう、たくさん雨がふりました。
Yesterday, it rained heavily.
to get dirty（Ru-Verb）
雨で車がよごれました。
The car got dirty in the rain.
house / home（Noun）
私の家は小さいです。
My house is small.
to enter（U-Verb）
外は寒いです。家に入ります。
It's cold outside. I'm going inside.
floor（Noun）
ゆかがつめたいです。
The floor is cold.
to sit（U-Verb）
いすにすわります。
I sit down on the chair.
clean（な-Adjective）
へやをそうじしました。きれいなへやです。
I cleaned the room. It's a clean room.
important（な-Adjective）
漢字の勉強は大切です。
Studying kanji is important.
futon / Japanese bedding（Noun）
ふとんでねます。
I sleep on a futon.
to sleep（Ru-Verb）
11時にねます。
I go to sleep at 11.
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