JLPT N2 · 13 strokes
Kanji 腰: "loins, hips, waist"
The kanji 腰 means "loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ヨウ in on'yomi and こし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ヨウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
こし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1306 of 2,501 |
Common words with 腰
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 腰lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region · body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
- 腰compteur pour les sabres, hakama, obi portés à la taille · compteur pour les carquois
- 腰を下ろすs'asseoir, prendre place
- 腰掛けるto sit (down)
- 腰を浮かすto half-rise to one's feet
- 物腰manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
- 腰を上げるto get up (from sitting); to stand up · to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
- 腰を抜かすto dislocate one's back · to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
- 足腰legs and loins; lower body · foundations; underpinnings
- 腰が抜けるto be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
- 丸腰unarmed; without weapons
- 腰抜けcoward
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