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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