noun
hip measurement; hip circumference
Used in clothing sizes, health checkups, and body measurement contexts.
スカートを買う前に腰囲を測った。
I measured my hip circumference before buying the skirt.
健康診断で腰囲を計測します。
They measure your hip circumference at the health checkup.
胴囲 refers to waist or torso circumference, while 腰囲 specifically means hip measurement.
バスト is bust measurement, often used together with 腰囲 and 胴囲 for clothing sizes.
Compound of 腰 (こし, 'hip, waist') and 囲 (い, 'circumference, girth'). The reading ようい is the on'yomi of the kanji.