Moto 腰: Loins; Hips; WaistKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ヨウ
- Kun'yomi
- こし
- Level
- JLPT N2Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 161 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ヨウ)
- 腰痛ようつうlower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
- 腰椎ようついlumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
- 腰部ようぶloins; hips
- 大腰筋だいようきんpsoas major muscle
- 小腰筋しょうようきんpsoas minor muscle
- 細腰さいようslender hips; slim waist
- 細腰鼓さいようこwaisted drum; hourglass drum
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 腰こしlower back; waist
- 本腰ほんごしstrenuous effort; earnestness
- 足腰あしこしlegs and loins
- 丸腰まるごしunarmed; without weapons
- 及び腰およびごしbent back
- 弱腰よわごしweak attitude
- 物腰ものごしmanner; demeanour
- 腰掛けこしかけseat; bench
- 腰掛けるこしかけるto sit (down)
- 腰砕けこしくだけcollapsing in the middle of a bout
- 腰縄こしなわleash; rope tied round prisoner's waists
- 腰高こしだかoverbearing; unstable wrestling stance
- 逃げ腰にげごしpreparing to flee; being ready to run away
- お腰おこしbuttocks; lower back
- ぎっくり腰ぎっくりごしstrained back; slipped disk
- けんか腰けんかごしbelligerent
- へっぴり腰へっぴりごしbent back; prone posture
- アフリカ腰白雨燕アフリカこしじろあまつばめwhite-rumped swift (Apus caffer)
- 両腰りょうごしkatana and wakizashi
- 中腰ちゅうごしhalf-sitting posture; half-standing posture
- 二枚腰にまいごしposture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
- 二重腰ふたえごしbent back; stooping back
- 受け腰うけごしstance adopted when prepared to catch an object
- 喧嘩腰けんかごしbelligerent
- 小腰こごしwaist
- 小腰をかがめるこごしをかがめるto bow slightly; to make a slight bow
- 小腰を屈めるこごしをかがめるto bow slightly; to make a slight bow
- 屁っぴり腰へっぴりごしbent back; prone posture
- 弱腰外交よわごしがいこうweak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
- 強腰つよごしfirm or tough stance
- 御腰おこしbuttocks; lower back
- 態度物腰たいどものごしattitude and demeanor
- 本腰を入れるほんごしをいれるto set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
- 柳腰やなぎごしslim waist
- 浮き腰うきごしwavering; unsteady
- 無腰むごしunarmed
- 物腰の柔らかいものごしのやわらかいgentle-mannered
- 猿の腰掛けさるのこしかけpolypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
- 粘り腰ねばりごしstrong pelvis or hips
- 美腰びこしslim waist; beautiful waistline
- 腰あてこしあてbustle; crinolette
- 腰かけこしかけseat; bench
- 腰かけるこしかけるto sit (down)
- 腰かけ台こしかけだいbench (i.e. for bathroom); seat
- 腰がぬけるこしがぬけるto be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees
- 腰がひくいこしがひくいhumble; modest
Other readings
- 腰掛こしかけseat; bench
- ギックリ腰ぎっくりごしstrained back; slipped disk
- ケンカ腰けんかごしbelligerent
- 太刀二腰たちふたこしtwo swords
- 屁っ放り腰へっぴりごしbent back; prone posture
- 浮腰うきごしwavering; unsteady
- 海老腰えびごしbeing bent (with age); being stooped over
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