This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ヨウ、こし
Romaji: you, koshi
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: うすぐ
Romaji: usugu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  130
Frequency:  1306
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-4-9
Korean Reading:  yo
Chinese Reading:  yao1
Unicode:  8170
JIS:  3978

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1036
Nelson Index: 3799
New Nelson Index: 4850
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4b9.3
Four Corner Index: 7124.4
Guide to Remembering Index: 1879
Gakken Index: 1168
Japanese Names Index: 2090
Daikanwanjiten Index: 29705X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0343
Remembering the kanji Index: 1605
Kanji Flashcards Index: 851
Kodansha Compact Index: 1041
Kanji in Context Index: 1087
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 711
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 952
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1619
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1731
Essential Kanji Index: 1009
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1311
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3969
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1633

Words

(こし、コシ)
back; lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
腰痛 (ようつう)
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
腰部 (ようぶ)
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
足腰 (あしこし)
legs and loins
腰張り (こしばり)
wainscoting; wainscotting; sliding door's decorative paper skirt
(ごし)
posture; position; pose; attitude
物腰 (ものごし)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
腰椎 (ようつい)
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
腰掛け (こしかけ)
seat; bench
話の腰を折る (はなしのこしをおる)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
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