A thick-soled Japanese ankle sock with a separate section for the big toe.
（大拇指单独分开的）日本式厚底短袜
Example sentencesExamples
Her geta kept her bare feet - she'd entirely forgotten to put on tabi - protected from the snow, if not from the cold, while Izumi's curled body gave her hands some measure of warmth.
We were supposed to move on to making kimono once we had completed the tabi, but mother did not want to see your frustrated face again.
He was ready to go in his white referee's uniform and tabi while your humble correspondent handled the functions of both chief judge and official scorer.
Dropping quickly on all fours, I glanced towards the open window and managed to glimpse the last of her tabi - she had vanished into the shadows of the night.
The room itself was six tatami mats in size, the bamboo slightly worn in some areas, but otherwise in good condition; they felt relatively comfortable, even when one only wore tabi on their feet.
Origin
Japanese.
Definition of tabi in US English:
tabi
nounˈtäbē
A thick-soled Japanese ankle sock with a separate section for the big toe.
（大拇指单独分开的）日本式厚底短袜
Example sentencesExamples
Dropping quickly on all fours, I glanced towards the open window and managed to glimpse the last of her tabi - she had vanished into the shadows of the night.
He was ready to go in his white referee's uniform and tabi while your humble correspondent handled the functions of both chief judge and official scorer.
Her geta kept her bare feet - she'd entirely forgotten to put on tabi - protected from the snow, if not from the cold, while Izumi's curled body gave her hands some measure of warmth.
The room itself was six tatami mats in size, the bamboo slightly worn in some areas, but otherwise in good condition; they felt relatively comfortable, even when one only wore tabi on their feet.
We were supposed to move on to making kimono once we had completed the tabi, but mother did not want to see your frustrated face again.