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 (165 in total)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sit (down)
to sit (down)
to half-rise to one's feet
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
legs and loins
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to sit down; to take a seat
unarmed; without weapons
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
to sit down; to take a seat
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
weak attitude
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
measurement round the hips
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
waist band; girdle; sash
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise; to lose one's legs
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
loins; hips; pelvic region; waist
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
belligerent
posture; position; pose; attitude
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
belligerent
slender hips; slim waist
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
katana and wakizashi
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
slow in start work
leash; rope tied round prisoner's waists
slow to act; slow in starting work
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
wooden paneling
strong pelvis or hips
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
overbearing; unstable wrestling stance
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
waist-high partition wall; breast wall
lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
tall-paneled sliding door
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
cheerfully working
tuck at the waist
cheerfully working; hasty
short guardless sword worn on the hip
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist); pants worn in such a manner
wavering; unsteady; floating hip throw (judo)
attitude and demeanor
firm; persevering; flexible and hard to break
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
bustle; crinolette; hip pad (football); loin guard (armor); tasse
sitz bath; hip bath
gait; posture
firm or tough stance
shooting from the hip; starting something without sufficient preparation; acting on a vague estimate (of the situation)
something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
bustle; crinolette; hip pad (football); loin guard (armor); tasse
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist)
lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
waist-high wainscoting; waist-high wainscotting
psoas major muscle
humble; modest
lower part of a shoji (paper sliding-door)
bad back; spineless person
counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist; counter for quivers of arrows
humble; modest
wearing one's pants low (so that they hang from the hip rather than the waist)
narrow-waisted; red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)
hip throw (judo, sumo)
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
wainscoting; wainscotting; sliding door's decorative paper skirt
height of the neck
hip measurement
red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica); striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
strong-backed; stubborn; persevering; viscous; elastic and sticky
leukorrhoea; leucorrhoea; leukorrhea; leucorrhea; mucous discharge from female genitals
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed; timidity; lack of nerve
temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
stance adopted when prepared to catch an object
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
tuck at the waist
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
gambrel roof; mansard roof
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting, with a rectangular blade
to sit (down)
straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
polypore (bracket fungus, esp. of family Polyporaceae)
wainscoting; wainscotting; sliding door's decorative paper skirt
temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time
firm; flexible and hard to break; persevering
being bent (with age); being stooped over
being bent (with age); being stooped over
cushion worn round the waist for warmth
waist-high fence
bent back; stooping back
short-sleeved kimono with a plain white backside
red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)
slim waist; beautiful waistline
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
waisted drum; hourglass drum
katana and wakizashi
lumbosacral
hip throwing techniques (judo); waist techniques
Examples (58 in total)
The water came up to my waist.
Doesn't it hurt your back?
Does your back hurt?