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腰

JLPT N2 13 strokes Frequency: #1306

Meanings

Loins, Hips, Waist, Low Wainscoting

Radicals

⺼

Decomposition

⿰⺼要

Etymology

Pictophonetic: flesh

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 13

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-to-bottom

2 hook bottom-right-to-top-left

3 horizontal bottom-to-top

4 horizontal left-to-right

5 horizontal right-to-left

6 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

8 vertical top-to-bottom

9 vertical right-to-left

10 horizontal bottom-to-top

11 curve bottom-right-to-top-left

12 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left

13 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ヨウ you

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

こし koshi

Words Using This Kanji

115 words total

Other (20 words)

粘り腰ねばりごし

strong pelvis or hips

腰刀こしがたな

short guardless sword worn on the hip

腰布団こしぶとん

cushion worn round the waist for warmth

腰投げこしなげ

hip throw (judo, sumo)

腰高障子こしだかしょうじ

tall-paneled sliding door

腰つきこしつき

gait

腰回りこしまわり

measurement round the hips

腰高こしだか

overbearing

腰縄こしなわ

leash

腰弁こしべん

lunchbox hanging from one's waist

腰羽目こしばめ

waist-high wainscoting

腰の物こしのもの

sword worn on the hip

腰張りこしばり

wainscoting

腰上げこしあげ

tuck at the waist

腰板こしいた

wooden paneling

腰弱こしよわ

bad back

腰弁当こしべんとう

lunchbox hanging from one's waist

腰あてこしあて

bustle

腰垣こしがき

waist-high fence

丸腰まるごし

unarmed

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