zori

Example Sentences

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Marge Kumaki pointed out that the Japanese word for flip-flops is “zori.”

From Washington Post

That they remove their zori sandals and go barefoot is enough to suggest Japaneseness.

From New York Times

Only the occasional wooden zori indicates their Japanese origin.

From Washington Post

In his summer uniform of white cotton, with his flat white cap and white gloves, and an imposing sword, he looks like a naval officer, even if, as sometimes happens, his feet are in zori.

From Project Gutenberg

By counsel, I take off my shoes and put on a pair of zori, or straw sandals provided for me, as the rock is extremely slippery.

From Project Gutenberg