腰

Meaning

腰 centers on the body's central pivot area: the waist, hips, and lower back (loins). The architectural sense of low wainscoting extends this idea to a structural waistline on a wall.

• 腰こし
  N4

  lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region

• 腰痛ようつう

  lower back pain; lumbago

• 足腰あしこし

  legs and loins; lower body

• 腰掛けこしかけ
  N2

  seat; bench

• 腰抜けこしぬけ

  coward

• 本腰ほんごし

  strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness

• 物腰ものごし

  manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

• 腰部ようぶ

  loins; hips; pelvic region; waist

• 弱腰よわごし

  weak attitude

• 腰椎ようつい

  lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae

• ぎっくり腰ぎっくりごし

  strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain

• 丸腰まるごし

  unarmed; without weapons

• 腰巾着こしぎんちゃく

  hanger-on; follower; flunky; sycophant

• 喧嘩腰けんかごし

  belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence

• 中腰ちゅうごし

  half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

• 腰掛けるこしかける
  N3

  to sit (down)

• 及び腰およびごし

  bent back

• 腰つきこしつき

  gait; posture

• 腰砕けこしくだけ

  collapsing in the middle of a bout

• 逃げ腰にげごし

  preparing to flee; being ready to run away

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