こし
Meanings
Noun
1. lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
2. body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
usu. コシ
Pitch accent
Top 17600
Used in vocabulary (66 in total)
to sit (down)
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
Examples (14 in total)
I can't straighten out my back.
Doesn't it hurt your back?
Put your hands on your hips.
The water came up to my waist.
The pain in my back is getting worse.
He put his arm around her waist.
The workers were naked to the waist.
My back hurts because I fell asleep on the floor yesterday.
I saw a girl whose hair came down to her waist.
The water came up to his waist.
My back hurts from sitting for hours in front of the computer.
Mary has a bad back. It's hard for her to lift things.
He got wet from the waist to the knees.
Does your back still hurt?