腰 - N2 Kanji

Meaning of 腰意味

loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

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腰 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

こし koshi

KUNYOMI　訓読み

ヨウ you

Examples

腰に持病があります。

I have back problems.

彼女は腰をかがめた。

She bent down.

労働者たちは腰まで裸だった。

The workers were naked to the waist.

水が腰まで来た。

The water came up to my waist.

牡丹餅で腰打つ。

His bread is buttered on both sides.

腰が伸ばせません。

I can’t straighten out my back.

腰がひどく痛むんですよ。

My back is killing me.

その男は腰に拳銃をさげていた。

The man wore a gun on his hip.

彼は彼女の腰に腕をまわした。

He put his arm around her waist.

彼は腰からひざにかけてびしょ濡れになった。

He got wet from the waist to the knees.

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冊 tome, counter for books, volume

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