お尻
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Meanings
1
Polite word for the buttocks, commonly used in everyday speech and with children.
I wiped the baby's bottom.
My bottom hurts from sitting too long.
2
bidet function; rear cleansing
usually written using kana alone
Refers specifically to the anal cleansing function on a toilet, often labeled in kana on control panels.
Press the bidet button on the toilet remote.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉のお尻を叩くto spank someone's bottom
I spanked the child who had been mischievous.
- 「おしり」ボタンを押すto press the 'bottom' (bidet) button on a toilet
I pressed the 'bottom' button on the bidet toilet.
- お尻をつくto fall/land on one's bottom
I slipped on the ice and landed on my bottom.
- お尻が痛いone's bottom hurts (e.g. from sitting too long)
My bottom hurts because I've been sitting for a long time.