腰椎

Reading

Kana: ようつい

Romaji: youtsui

Definition

noun

adj-no

1

lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae

(Anatomical term)

Kanji

腰

Readings: ヨウ、 こし

Meanings: loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

椎

Readings: ツイ、 スイ、 つち、 う.つ

Meanings: chinquapin, mallet, spine