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腰: lower back

lower back; hips
13 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 26 words here

Readings

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腰(こし) "lower back; hips"; 腰掛ける(こしかける) "sit down", 丸腰(まるごし) "unarmed", 弱腰(よわごし) "timid". よう in 腰痛(ようつう) "back pain".

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Key words

腰こしlower back; hips
腰痛ようつうlower back pain
腰掛けるこしかけるto sit down
丸腰まるごしunarmed
腰抜けこしぬけcoward

Example sentences

I hurt my lower back when I lifted a heavy load.

My grandfather's lower back pain is so bad that he can't walk for long.

She sat down on the bench and started reading a book.

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