| Kanji | 腰 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ヨウ |
| Kunyomi | こし |
| Nanori | うすぐ |
| English | loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting |
| Examples | 腰(こし): (1) back; lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region (2) body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring 腰掛(こしかけ): seat; bench 腰掛ける(こしかける): to sit (down) |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1306 |
| Components | 肉: meat 要: need; main point; essence; pivot; key to |
| Number of Strokes | 13 |
| Kanji Radical | 肉 |
| Radical Number | 130 |
| Radical Strokes | 6 |
| Radical Reading | にく・にくづき |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | loins |
| Koohii Story 1 | If you want to get closer to the actual meaning, then I think that 腰(こし) is more like the hips or the small of the back. After being sat down in the office too long, people often say 腰がいたい！It´s the part of the body that needs massaging. |
| Koohii Story 2 | To the puritans reading this site - please stop reporting stories that have anything to do with sex! Although (as wrightak said) this kanji really refers to the hips, Heisig clearly chose the keyword ´loins´ because it was anatomically close enough, and the primitives lent themselves to an easy-to-remember story. Just because you´re all sexually repressed doesn´t mean other people won´t benefit from a story such as "the part of the body people need more than any other are the loins". |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_body_organ.torso
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