Kanji

腰

腰

loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

肉部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ヨウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

こし

Common Readings

ヨウ, こし

Example sentences

腰 こし
長時間座っていたので、腰が痛くなった。

My lower back started to hurt because I had been sitting for a long time.

痛み いたみ
長時間のデスクワークで、腰に痛みを感じる。

I feel pain in my lower back due to long hours of desk work.

腰を下ろす こしをおろす
ベンチに腰を下ろして、少し休みましょう。

Let's sit down on the bench and rest for a bit.

腰掛ける こしかける
彼は公園のベンチに腰掛けた。

He sat down on the bench in the park.

窓辺 まどべ
彼女は窓辺に腰掛けて、外を眺めていた。

She sat on the windowsill and looked outside.

腰かける こしかける
椅子に腰かけて、本を読んだ。

I sat down on a chair and read a book.

腰を浮かす こしをうかす
玄関に客が来たので、彼は椅子から腰を浮かした。

Since a guest arrived at the entrance, he started to stand up from his chair.

腰を上げる こしをあげる
政府はやっと重い腰を上げて、問題の解決に取り組み始めた。

The government finally took action and began to tackle the problem.

物腰 ものごし
彼は非常に物腰が柔らかい。

He has a very soft manner.

柔らか やわらか
彼女の物腰はとても柔らかだ。

Her manner is very soft and gentle.

Example Vocabulary

腰

こし

lower back; waist; hips

腰を下ろす

こしをおろす

to sit down; to have a seat

腰掛ける

こしかける

to sit down; to take a seat

腰かける

こしかける

to sit down; to take a seat

腰を浮かす

こしをうかす

to start to stand up; to lift one's hips

腰を上げる

こしをあげる

to stand up; to start taking action

物腰

ものごし

manner; demeanor; way of speaking

腰を抜かす

こしをぬかす

腰が抜ける

こしがぬける

足腰

あしこし

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