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腰

腰 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. こし。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「肉」+音符「要」。「こし」を意味する漢語｛腰｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヨウHS
Kun (native)
  • こしJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • うすぐ
Other languages
  • 拼音yao1
  • 한글yo
  • Hán-ViệtYêu

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
13 strokes
Radical
肉(にく)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+8170

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰月要

Words using this kanji

  • 腰こし（こし） ヒトの身体の背部にあって、臀部の上部、せなかの下部である部位。lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region
  • 腰痛ようつう腰が痛むこと。腰部、臀部の痛み。lower back pain, lumbago
  • 腰掛けるこしかける少し高い部分に尻をつけて、足を下に向けるようにして座る。to sit (down)
  • 腰掛けこしかけこしかけること。また、そのための台。椅子。 一時的に身を置くこと。またそのための職や地位。seat, bench, temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
  • 腰部ようぶ腰の部分。loins, hips, pelvic region, waist
  • 腰椎ようつい脊椎のうち、腰部にある5個の椎骨。lumbar vertebra, lumbar vertebrae
  • 腰縄こしなわleash, rope tied round prisoner's waists
  • 腰砕けこしくだけcollapsing in the middle of a bout, breaking down (while in the middle of something), faltering halfway
  • 腰高こしだかoverbearing, unstable wrestling stance
  • 腰ごし（こし） ヒトの身体の背部にあって、臀部の上部、せなかの下部である部位。posture, position, pose, attitude
  • 腰こし（こし） ヒトの身体の背部にあって、臀部の上部、せなかの下部である部位。counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
  • 腰元こしもとchamber maid, female servant, area around the hips, waist area
  • 腰骨こしぼねhipbone, innominate bone, fortitude, perseverance
  • 腰帯こしおびwaist band, girdle, sash
  • 腰湯こしゆ腰部以下のみを沐浴すること。浴槽に腰から下が浸る程度の量の湯を入れて入浴する方法。 盥に湯を汲み、その中に座ってざっと汗を流す手軽な入浴。sitz bath, hip bath
  • 腰布こしぬのloincloth
  • 腰刀こしがたなshort guardless sword worn on the hip
  • 腰弁こしべん「腰弁当」の略。lunchbox hanging from one's waist, low-paid office worker
  • 腰板こしいたwooden paneling
  • 腰垣こしがきwaist-high fence

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-4-9
Four Corner
7124.4
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4b9.3
Heisig
1731
Nelson
3799