noun
long boots; rubber boots; wellingtons
Refers to boots that cover the calf or knee, often waterproof. In everyday Japanese, it commonly means rain boots (rubber boots), but can also refer to leather riding boots or fashion boots depending on context.
雨の日は長靴を履いて出かけます。
On rainy days, I go out wearing rubber boots.
子供用の長靴はカラフルなものが多い。
Children's rain boots are often colorful.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling sometimes used for readability.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for children or when the kanji is not needed.
Compound of 長 (naga, 'long') + 靴 (kutsu, 'shoes'), with rendaku voicing of くつ to ぐつ. The reading ちょうか is the on'yomi reading, now rare.