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Kotomora

股

thigh, crotch

StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • コ

Kun'yomi

  • また
  • もも

Meaning

股 centers on the upper leg and the area where the legs meet the body: the thigh and the crotch.

Most common words using 股

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  • 股間こかん

    crotch; groin; area between the thighs

  • 股また
    N2

    groin; thigh; crotch; crutch

  • 股関節こかんせつ

    hip joint; coxa

  • 二股ふたまた

    seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing

  • 素股すまた

    bare thighs; inner thigh

  • 内股うちまた

    inner thigh; inside of the thigh

  • 四股しこ

    wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping

  • 大股おおまた

    spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle

  • 股下またした

    inseam; inside leg

  • 三股さんまた

    forked stick

  • 股引ももひき

    close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants

  • がに股がにまた

    bowlegs; bandy legs

  • お股おまた

    vulva; female genitals; female genital area

  • 二股かけるふたまたかける

    to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence

  • 二股をかけるふたまたをかける

    to cheat (in a romantic relationship)

  • 二股膏薬ふたまたこうやく

    double-dealer; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict

  • 人工股関節じんこうこかんせつ

    artificial hip; hip prosthesis

  • 人工股関節手術じんこうこかんせつしゅじゅつ

    artificial hip replacement surgery

  • 先天性股関節脱臼せんてんせいこかんせつだっきゅう

    congenital dislocation of the hip; developmental dysplasia of the hip

  • 八股はっこ

    eight-legged essay (classical Chinese style of essay writing)

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Etymology

股 combines ⺼ (flesh) with 殳, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to the thigh or upper leg.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side ⺼ is flesh, and the right side 殳 looks like a tool or weapon. Picture a warrior's thigh, strong and muscular, as the fleshy part that supports action.

Reading mnemonic

For コ, imagine a co-worker slapping their thigh while laughing: co -> コ, and the thigh is the fleshy part being slapped.