腰が砕ける

Reading

Kana: こしがくだける

Romaji: koshigakudakeru

Definition

exp

v1

1

to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way

See also: 腰砕け (reading こしくだけ, entry #2)

Kanji

腰

Readings: ヨウ、 こし

Meanings: loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

砕

Readings: サイ、 くだ.く、 くだ.ける

Meanings: smash, break, crush, familiar, popular