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Dictionary: “腰”

腰

こし

lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region

Example sentence

I have back problems.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

腰
On
よう
Kun
こし
Stroke count
13

・loins

・hips

・waist

・low wainscoting

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Related words to 腰

49 related words

腰痛

ようつう

→

lower back pain;lumbago

腰掛ける

こしかける

→

to sit (down)

腰部

ようぶ

→

loins;hips;pelvic region;waist

腰掛け

こしかけ

→

seat;bench

腰

こし

→

body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.);resilience;spring

腰掛け

こしかけ

→

temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

腰縄

こしなわ

→

leash;rope tied round prisoner's waists

腰高

こしだか

→

overbearing;unstable wrestling stance

腰砕け

こしくだけ

→

collapsing in the middle of a bout

腰椎

ようつい

→

lumbar vertebra;lumbar vertebrae

腰砕け

こしくだけ

→

breaking down (while in the middle of something);faltering halfway

腰掛

こしかけ

→

seat;bench

腰掛

こしかけ

→

temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

腰が低い

こしがひくい

→

humble;modest

腰元

こしもと

→

chamber maid;female servant

腰が引ける

こしがひける

→

to get cold feet;to back away;to withdraw

腰の重い

こしのおもい

→

slow to act;slow in starting work

腰刀

こしがたな

→

short guardless sword worn on the hip

腰仙

ようせん

→

lumbosacral

腰が抜ける

こしがぬける

→

to be unable to stand;to be weak in the knees;to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed);to be dumbfounded

腰が砕ける

こしがくだける

→

to collapse;to give up;to lose one's nerve;to have one's knees give way

腰垣

こしがき

→

waist-high fence

腰パン

こしパン

→

wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist);pants worn in such a manner

腰をいわす

こしをいわす

→

to hurt one's lower back

腰弁

こしべん

→

lunchbox hanging from one's waist;low-paid office worker

腰を掛ける

こしをかける

→

to sit down;to take a seat

腰を上げる

こしをあげる

→

to get up (from sitting);to stand up

腰をかがめる

こしをかがめる

→

to bend forward;to stoop;to bow

腰の強い

こしのつよい

→

firm;persevering;flexible and hard to break

腰回り

こしまわり

→

measurement round the hips

腰の物

こしのもの

→

sword worn on the hip

腰弁当

こしべんとう

→

lunchbox hanging from one's waist;low-paid office worker

腰の軽い

こしのかるい

→

cheerfully working

腰が強い

こしがつよい

→

firm;flexible and hard to break;persevering

腰弱

こしよわ

→

bad back;spineless person

腰を落ち着ける

こしをおちつける

→

to settle down

腰が軽い

こしがかるい

→

cheerfully working

腰帯

こしおび

→

waist band;girdle;sash

腰を折る

こしをおる

→

to interrupt (a story, etc.)

腰上げ

こしあげ

→

tuck at the waist

腰が重い

こしがおもい

→

slow to act;slow in starting work

腰張り

こしばり

→

wainscoting;wainscotting

腰を下ろす

こしをおろす

→

to sit down

腰を据える

こしをすえる

→

to settle down (and deal with something);to concentrate all one's energy (on something)

腰を入れる

こしをいれる

→

to take a solid stance

腰巾着

こしぎんちゃく

→

hanger-on;follower;flunky;sycophant

腰巻き

こしまき

→

loincloth;waistcloth;kimono underskirt

腰だめ

こしだめ

→

shooting from the hip

腰布

こしぬの

→

loincloth