Meanings
nounzōri (plural zōri or zōris)
plural zōris
- alternativeAlternative spelling of zori.
Stepping into the black and white leather zōris that awaited him under the desk, he hurried from his bedroom.
2016, J.A. Marx, chapter 14, in Family Lies Deadly Ties, Prism, →ISBN1 more example
Traditionally zōri were made with a bamboo sole and woven from bamboo or grass. Modern zōri are cork soled with leather, plastic, or cloth.
1999, Gilles Poitras, The Anime Companion: What’s Japanese in Japanese Animation?, Berkeley, Calif.: Stone Bridge Press, →ISBN, page 151
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