buttocks; gluteal region
Formal anatomical term; in everyday conversation, お尻 (おしり) is more common.
臀部の筋肉を鍛える運動をしています。
I do exercises to strengthen the gluteal muscles.
医者は患者の臀部に注射を打った。
The doctor gave the patient an injection in the buttock.
臀部 is the formal, clinical term for the buttocks used in medical or anatomical contexts, whereas 尻 is the plain, everyday word.
臀部 is a formal, medical term for the buttocks, whereas ケツ is crude slang used in casual or rough speech.
臀部 refers specifically to the buttocks, whereas 腰部 covers the broader lower-back and hip region.
Standard kanji spelling for 'buttocks' in medical and formal contexts.
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 臀部 but still used.
Search-only mixed kana-kanji form; not a standard written spelling.
From Chinese 臀部 (túnbù), meaning 'buttocks'. The kanji 臀 means 'buttocks' and 部 means 'part' or 'region'.