腰 — kanji meaning “loins”
腰
loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting
- Meanings
- loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting
- On'yomi
- ヨウ (you)
- Kun'yomi
- こし
- Name readings
- うすぐ
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #1306 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 130
- Chinese reading
- yāo — Chinese character page
Words with 腰
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 腰痛 | ようつう youtsuu | lower back pain; lumbago |
| 物腰 | ものごし monogoshi | manner; demeanour; demeanor |
| 弱腰 | よわごし yowagoshi | weak attitude |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ koshikake | seat; bench |
| 足腰 | あしこし ashikoshi | legs and loins; lower body |
| 本腰 | ほんごし hongoshi | strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness |
| 腰部 | ようぶ youbu | loins; hips; pelvic region |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける koshikakeru | to sit (down) |
| 丸腰 | まるごし marugoshi | unarmed; without weapons |
| 腰椎 | ようつい youtsui | lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae |
| 及び腰 | およびごし oyobigoshi | bent back |
| 腰砕け | こしくだけ koshikudake | collapsing in the middle of a bout |
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