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腰 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「月」

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4Junior high level ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「月」
On
ヨウよう · yō
Kun
こしkoshi
Meaning
waist; hips

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

月 "flesh" with 要 "the key point": the body's pivot — the waist.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onヨウようyō腰痛ようつう腰部ようぶ
Kunこしkoshi腰こし腰だめこしだめ物腰ものごし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 腰痛ようつう

    lower back pain

  • 本腰ほんごし

    earnest effort

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

重(おも)い物(もの)を持(も)って腰(こし)を痛(いた)めた。

I hurt my back lifting something heavy.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

Map of radical 月Map of reading ヨウAll maps

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