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{{Short description|Traditional Korean sandals made of straw}}
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'''{{transl|ko|Jipsin}}''' ({{Korean|hangul=짚신}}) are Korean traditional [[sandal]]s made of [[straw]]. Koreans have worn straw sandals since ancient times. They are categorized as {{Korean|hangul=이|hanja={{linktext|履}}|rr=yi|labels=no}}, shoes with a short height, and the specific name can vary according to the materials used, as with {{transl|ko|samsin}}, {{transl|ko|wanggolsin}}, {{transl|ko|cheongol jisin}}, and {{transl|ko|budeulsin}}.<ref name="EncyKorea">{{cite web |url=http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K&i=249371&v=42 |script-title=ko:짚신 |publisher=[[Empas]] / [[EncyKorea]] |language=Korean |access-date=2008-10-19 |archive-date=2007-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321143002/http://100.empas.com/dicsearch/pentry.html?s=K |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=짚신|url=https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?cid=46671&docId=562417&categoryId=46671|access-date=2021-04-03|website=terms.naver.com|language=ko|archive-date=2022-01-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126205018/https://terms.naver.com/entry.naver?cid=46671&docId=562417&categoryId=46671|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the [[Joseon]] period, {{transl|ko|jipsin}} were worn mostly by commoners, working farmers. The shoes were meant for walking, and wore down quickly. A full day's worth of walking would often wear out a pair. As such, most people knew how to make the shoes themselves. This was even true of middle and even upper-class women; it was not "considered lowering for her to engage in making of straw shoes".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Neff |first=Robert |date=2019-10-19 |title=Jipsin: These shoes are made for walking |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2023/09/721_277285.html |access-date=2023-09-28 |website=[[The Korea Times]] |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928113848/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2023/09/721_277285.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
They are very similar, especially in form, to ''[[mituri]]'', which are also traditional Korean woven shoes. The difference lies primarily in materials; ''jipsin'' are typically made of straw, while ''mituri'' are made from hemp,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=미투리 |url=https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0020042 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=[[Encyclopedia of Korean Culture]] |language=ko}}</ref> ''[[Cyperus exaltatus]]'' (왕골), or [[Typha|cattail]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=우리역사넷 |url=http://contents.history.go.kr/mobile/km/view.do?levelId=km_009_0080_0030_0030 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=contents.history.go.kr}}</ref>
== Gallery ==
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File:Korea-Jipsin and other craft.jpg|A man (left) making ''jipsin'' (2008)
File:Korean Folk Village-Women in hanbok-03.jpg|Women in a Korean folk village wearing ''jipsin'' and ''[[hanbok]]'' (2008)
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==See also==
* {{transl|ko|[[Hwa]]}}
* {{transl|ko|[[Saekki]]}}
* {{transl|ja|[[Waraji]]}}
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{YouTube|id=OJHICal7IS4|title=풀짚 짚신만들기}} – How to make them (in Korean)
[[Category:Korean footwear]]
[[Category:Sandals]]
[[Category:Straw objects]]
[[Category:Korean words and phrases]]
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