In Japanese, "sneakers" is 運動靴 (undōkutsu). It is a noun pronounced "oo-n-doh-koo-tsoo".
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運動靴 is written in kanji. Romanised as undōkutsu, it sounds roughly like "oo-n-doh-koo-tsoo" to an English ear.
その運動靴はとても便利です。
Sono Undōkutsu wa totemo benri desu.
That trainers is very useful.
Undōkutsu (運動靴) is the Japanese word for trainers. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.
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Buy on Steam運動靴 is romanised as undōkutsu. Say it roughly like "oo-n-doh-koo-tsoo" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
運動靴 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
運動靴 is written using kanji. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.
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