Onyomi: ヨウ · Kunyomi: こし · Meanings: hips, loins, low wainscoting, waist
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Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
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腰 | こし | lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region | common JLPT-N3 Noun |
腰 | こし | counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist | Counter |
腰 | ごし | posture, position, pose, attitude | Noun, used as a suffix |
腰掛ける | こしかける | to sit (down) | common JLPT-N2 Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
腰掛け | こしかけ | seat, bench | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
腰痛 | ようつう | lower back pain, lumbago | common Noun |
腰が低い | こしがひくい | humble, modest | Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
腰抜け | こしぬけ | coward | Noun |
腰巾着 | こしぎんちゃく | hanger-on, follower, flunky, sycophant | Noun |
腰椎 | ようつい | lumbar vertebra, lumbar vertebrae | Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |