What is the Kanji for "Loins", "Hip", and "Waist"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Loins", "Hip", and "Waist", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Loins", "Hip", and "Waist" is "腰".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Koshi".

Its onyomi reading is "You".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "肉" means "Meat" and can be read as "Niku". And The kanji "要" means "Important" and "Need" and can be read as "I", "You", and "Kaname".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "腰" mean in japanese?

"腰" means "Loins", "Hip", and "Waist".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

腰: "Waist" or "Hips". The Japanese noun '腰 (こし)' refers to the waist or hips region of the body. It can be used to describe the lower back area or the area around the pelvis. This word is commonly used in phrases related to posture, movement, or actions involving the waist/hip area. For example: I hurt my waist - (腰が痛い). She has wide hips - (彼女は腰が広い).

腰掛ける: "Sit" or "Seat". The Japanese verb '腰掛ける (こしかける)' means 'to sit' or 'to seat'. It is used to describe the action of sitting down or taking a seat. This verb can be used in both formal and casual contexts. For example: Please sit down - (こちらにお腰掛けください). I will take a seat - (こちらに腰掛けさせていただきます).

腰掛け: "Stool" or "Bench". The Japanese noun '腰掛け (こしかけ)' can refer to a small stool or bench used for sitting. It is a piece of furniture that is lower to the ground than a typical chair. This word is used to describe various types of small seats, such as stools, benches, or low chairs. For example: She sat down on the stool - (彼女は腰掛けに腰かけた). The family sat on the wooden bench - (家族は木製の腰掛けに座った).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "よ" is read as "yo". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". And The hiragana "し" is read as "shi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.