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腰

Waist
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingヨウ
Kun readingこし
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 8Level 24

Verbs with «腰»

腰かける

Meanings

  1. waist
    彼は彼女の腰に腕をまわした。He put his arm around her waist.tatoeba
  2. loinsRtK
  3. hips
  4. low wainscoting
  1. lower back
  2. lumbar region
  3. body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.)

Synonyms

お神輿神輿

Homonyms

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Same reading (こし)
枯死 · withering古紙 · paper for recycling

Popular Usage

腰掛け腰掛ける

Radicals and components

Radical肉meat
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · need · old west · woman (女)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1731

Compound words

腰掛けこしかけ
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
腰掛けるこしかける
to sit (down)
腰痛ようつう
lower back pain; lumbago
腰部ようぶ
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
弱腰よわごし
weak attitude
足腰あしこし
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
物腰ものごし
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
本腰ほんごし
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
丸腰まるごし
unarmed
及腰およびごし
noncommittal, half-hearted
腰蓑こしみの
straw skirt
腰簑こしみの
straw skirt
腰鉈こしなた
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting, with a rectangular blade
及び腰およびごし
bent back
喧嘩腰けんかごし
belligerent attitude
腰掛るこしかける
to sit (down)
ケンカ腰けんかごし
belligerent attitude
けんか腰けんかごし
belligerent attitude
腰かけるこしかける
to sit (down)
ぎっくり腰ぎっくりごし
strained back
ギックリ腰ぎっくりごし
strained back

Kun Reading Examples

肘掛けいすに腰掛けてしばらく落ち着いてください。こしかける
Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼女の横に腰かけた。
He seated himself beside her.tatoeba
彼は長年、腰痛で困っている。
He's been having trouble with back pain for years.tatoeba
彼は誰に対しても腰が低い。
He is humble towards everyone.tatoeba
神武天皇が出航の際にこの岩に腰掛け指揮した。
Emperor Jinmu who sat on this rock gave orders at the departure of his ship.wiki
その後岡を歩くと、大きな石があり、法然はそこに腰掛けた。
After that, taking a walk over the hills, Honen found a large stone and sat down there.wiki

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Waist, lower back. 月 (body) + 要 (the key middle) — the middle of the body.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 腰

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step