Keyword
waist
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1731
Readings
こし
(93%)
ごし
(5%)
Composed of
moon
needed
Used in vocabulary (183 in total)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sit (down)
Examples (100 in total)
I lift the thing dangling from one hand up to waist height.
My neck and lower back were giving off a nasty ache.
Listen, the important thing is the rotation of your hips.
The hips rotated cleanly.
She has one hand on her hip, looking somewhat displeased.
He still has his sword at his side, too.
She drew the sword from her waist.
I was lifting old shelves and such, so my lower back and back muscles are screaming.
Make sure to balance with your hips and knees.
As she said this, the woman sat down on the spot.
After exchanging brief greetings, they both sit down in their chairs.
I pull weeds, standing up now and then to stretch my back.
For now, I pull a chair over and sit down next to the bed.
I sat on the bed where she was lying.
A girl with long hair and a girl with short hair are sitting side by side.
The two sat down on the bench.
He puts on a feigned smile and sits down in his seat.
Then I pull out a chair and sit down.
Grandpa, is your back okay?
I have two swords tucked into my belt, but I don't feel their weight.
Wear the sword at your waist.
He always wears his sword at his right hip.
I pull out the knife tucked at my waist and grip it tight.
Put more strength into your hips!
There is a rope in my waist bag, so take it out.
I watch the woman sitting in the chair and feel a little uneasy.
We sat down at the prepared table and snacked on sweets.
I've been tormented by back pain for a long time.
Please measure around your hips.
I saw a green thicket about waist-high where the teacher pointed.
They say you just need to twist your hips properly and step rhythmically with both feet.
He thrusts his two swords into his sash and comes back with a stern look.
Samurai wore a pair of long and short swords at their waist.
I sit down casually and take a breather.
I feel like my shoulders are stiff and my lower back hurts.
Once more, pull your hips firmly toward you.
But his sword was still hanging from his waist, with no sign that it had been drawn.
What was especially terrible was the pain in my lower back.
I also followed her example and sat down on the sandy beach.
He lowered his hips and placed his right hand on the floor.
Fred smiled, closed the door, and sat down beside her.
He draws the sword at his hip partway and shows the blade.
The water came up to my waist.
Doesn't it hurt your back?
Does your back hurt?
My back hurts because I fell asleep on the floor yesterday.
The pain in my back is getting worse.
I saw a girl whose hair came down to her waist.
I can't straighten out my back.
The water came up to his waist.
Does your back still hurt?
He sat down to read a novel.
He sat on the bed.
He is not sitting on a bench.
He sat down beside her.
We were sitting comfortably.
They sat in the shade of that big tree.
She girded her waist with a belt.
She is wearing a leather belt around her waist.
I sat down and opened my notebook.
He put his arm around her waist.
There were some people sitting about on the grass.
Let's sit on the grass.
Put your hands on your hips.
My back hurts from sitting for hours in front of the computer.
The workers were naked to the waist.
Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.
The old man sat down.
Having finished all her housework, she sat down on the sofa to watch television.
I can't help you move the piano because I have a bad back.
I hurt my back.
Did you hurt your back?
The man next door seems to have hurt his back.
Mary has a bad back. It's hard for her to lift things.
I cannot help laughing at his odd manner.
She sat down and crossed her legs.
Feeling a little dizzy, I sat down for a while.
Let's have a seat over there, Annie.
Tom was sitting on a log, playing guitar.
Tom sat down on the bench.
Tom sat on the bench and closed his eyes.
He got wet from the waist to the knees.
There was someone sitting on a bench reading a book there.
He sat on the bench in the park.
It's about time you settled down for good.
Don't you think it's time for you to settle down?
Sit back and rest, and you will feel much better.
He settled down to his work.
You can't fight a good fight with such a defeatist attitude.
Tom was complaining of back pain.
He's been having trouble with back pain for years.
She's been having trouble with back pain for years.
Tom sat on a bench and smoked a cigarette.
He sat on the bench and smoked.
He is humble towards everyone.
Her body was already in the water from the waist down.
Tom is a very humble person.
I sat down in the shade of a tree and read the book.
After a light swim, I came up from the water and sat down on the poolside.
Take a seat in the armchair and calm down a while.