沓脱(くつぬ)ぎ

entrance area for removing shoes

沓石(くついし)

stone at the entrance of a traditional house

沓摺(くつず)り

door sill

沓形(くつがた)

shoe-shaped form

沓音(くつおと)

sound of footsteps

沓下駄(くつげた)

shoe-like geta sandals

沓冠(くつかぶり)

a type of acrostic poem

沓脱石(くつぬぎいし)

stone at the entrance for removing shoes

玄関先(げんかんさき)の沓脱石(くつぬぎいし)に腰(こし)を下(お)ろして、客(きゃく)を待(ま)った。

I sat down on the stone by the entrance for removing one's shoes and waited for the guest.

沓音(くつおと)が廊下(ろうか)に響(ひび)いた。

The sound of footsteps echoed through the corridor.