Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N2

1306 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting

Kunyomi: こし

Onyomi: ヨウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: にくづき

Meaning: meat

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

痛(ようつう)   back pain

(こし)   waist

骨(こしぼね)   hipbone, innominate bone

(あしこし)   legs and loins

(よわごし)   weak attitude

(ものごし)   manner, demeanor

(ほんごし)   strenuous effort, earnestness

掛ける(こしかける)   sit

掛け(こしかけ)   seat, bench

Onyomi Examples

コシ counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows

ヨウツウ lower back (or hip) pain, lumbago

サイヨウ slender hips, slim waist

ヤナギゴシ slim waist, slender figure, willowy figure, waist of a willow tree

Kunyomi Examples

こし lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region, body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring

こし counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows

おこし buttocks, lower back, waist, hips, kimono underskirt

太刀二 たちふたこし two swords