Depicts speech flowing out of the mouth (曰) like water (水). Based on the original meaning "mouth like a torrent, speaking a lot". The meaning later expanded to "repeated", "crowded", "join", and "unite".
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Historical Evolution
沓
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
沓
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
沓
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
沓
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
沓
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
沓
Regular
Modern
Chinese
沓 [Tà]
surname Ta
沓 [dá]
classifier for sheets of papers etc: pile, pad; Taiwan pr. [tà]
沓 [tà]
again and again; many
Japanese
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
沓 くつ
Kutsu place namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (8)
纷至沓来 [fēnzhìtàlái] #35,358
to come thick and fast (idiom)
纷至沓来 [fēnzhìtàlái] #35,358
to come thick and fast (idiom)
拖沓 [tuōtà] #32,771
dilatory
杂沓 [zátà] #56,079
small craftsman (contemptuous)
杂沓 [zátà] #56,079
small craftsman (contemptuous)
疲沓 [píta] #60,790
slack
拖拖沓沓 [tuōtuōtàtà] #66,108
dragging one's feet
重沓 [chóngtà]
redundant
JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 靴 [くつ] #2,080
shoe
⭐ 靴下 [くつした] #9,732
socks
⭐ 雑踏 [ざっとう] #15,566
hustle and bustle
靴底 [くつぞこ] #22,924
sole (of a shoe)
⭐ 革靴 [かわぐつ] #22,957
leather shoes
杳として [ようとして] #58,117
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts)
時鳥 [ホトトギス] #69,856
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
靴脱ぎ [くつぬぎ] #85,010
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
雪靴 [ゆきぐつ] #120,975
snow boots
わら靴 [わらぐつ] #140,325
straw boots
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