腰 : Loins

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Components:

月要

loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

On 'yomi:

ヨウ(you)

Kun 'yomi:

こし(koshi)

Nanori:

うすぐ(usugu)

Strokes:	13
Radical:	肉 (130)
Usage Rating:	1306

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	8

Unicode:	08170
jis208:	25-88

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腰 Usage examples

腰刀(こしがたな)	short sword
腰上げ(こしあげ) 腰揚げ(こしあげ)	tuck at the waist
腰巾着(こしぎんちゃく) 腰ぎんちゃく(こしぎんちゃく)	hanger-on, follower, flunky, sycophant
腰弁(こしべん)	low-paid office worker
腰弁当(こしべんとう)	low-paid office worker
腰付き(こしつき)	gait, posture
腰布団(こしぶとん)	cushion worn round the waist for warmth
腰気(こしけ)	leukorrhoea, leucorrhoea, leukorrhea, leucorrhea, mucous discharge from female genitals
腰羽目(こしばめ)	waist-high wainscoting, waist-high wainscotting
腰当て(こしあて)	bustle
腰回り(こしまわり)	measurement round the hips
腰赤燕(こしあかつばめ)	striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
腰投げ(こしなげ)	hip throw (judo, sumo)
腰板(こしいた)	wooden paneling
腰の物(こしのもの)	sword worn at the waist
腰垣(こしがき)	waist-high fence
腰高(こしだか)	overbearing, unstable wrestling stance
腰高障子(こしだかしょうじ)	tall-paneled sliding door
腰弱(こしよわ)	bad back, spineless person
腰紐(こしひも)	cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
腰張り(こしばり) 腰張(こしばり)	wainscoting, wainscotting
腰椎(ようつい)	lumbar vertebra, lumbar vertebrae
腰縄(こしなわ)	leash
腰を屈める(こしをかがめる)	to bow, to stoop
腰を掛ける(こしをかける) 腰をかける(こしをかける)	to sit down, to take a seat
腰を据える(こしをすえる) 腰をすえる(こしをすえる)	to take a solid stance, to settle down (somewhere), to settle in
障子の腰(しょうじのこし)	lower part of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
太刀二腰(たちふたこし)	two swords
話の腰を折る(はなしのこしをおる)	to interfere, to butt in, to interrupt someone
本腰を入れる(ほんごしをいれる)	to set about in earnest
物腰の柔らかい(ものごしのやわらかい)	gentle-mannered
腰囲(ようい)	hip measurement
腰間(ようかん)	hips
猿の腰掛け(サルノコシカケ)	polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
腰掛け仕事(こしかけしごと) 腰掛仕事(こしかけしごと)	temporary employment, a temporary job while looking for a better job, work just to kill time
態度物腰(たいどものごし)	attitude and demeanor
弱腰外交(よわごしがいこう)	weak foreign policy, weak-kneed diplomacy
二重腰(ふたえごし)	bent back, stooping back
へっぴり腰(へっぴりごし) 屁っ放り腰(へっぴりごし) 屁っぴり腰(へっぴりごし)	weak-kneed, timidity, lack of nerve
腰パン(こしパン)	pants worn in such a manner