腰椎 (ようつい)lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae

lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebraenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

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Kanji in 腰椎

腰こしlower back; waist
腰痛ようつうlower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
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
椎茸しいたけshiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
椎間板ついかんばんintervertebral disk
脊椎せきついspine; vertebral column
いた椎いたじいCastanopsis sieboldii (species of chinquapin)
すだ椎すだじいCastanopsis sieboldii (species of chinquapin)
二分脊椎にぶんせきついspina bifida
亜乱炭椎アランスミシーAlan Smithee (pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project); Allen Smithee
仙椎せんついsacral vertebra

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