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: 月 要
Radical: 肉
Reading: にくづき
Meaning: meat
Strokes: 4
腰痛(ようつう) back pain
腰(こし) waist
腰骨(こしぼね) hipbone, innominate bone
足腰(あしこし) legs and loins
弱腰(よわごし) weak attitude
物腰(ものごし) manner, demeanor
本腰(ほんごし) strenuous effort, earnestness
腰掛ける(こしかける) sit
腰掛け(こしかけ) seat, bench
腰 (コシ) counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
腰痛 (ヨウツウ) lower back (or hip) pain, lumbago
細腰 (サイヨウ) slender hips, slim waist
柳腰 (ヤナギゴシ) slim waist, slender figure, willowy figure, waist of a willow tree
腰 (こし) lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region, body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring
腰 (こし) counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
お腰 (おこし) buttocks, lower back, waist, hips, kimono underskirt
太刀二腰 (たちふたこし) two swords
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: 月 要
Radical: 肉
Reading: にくづき
Meaning: meat
Strokes: 4
腰痛(ようつう) back pain
腰(こし) waist
腰骨(こしぼね) hipbone, innominate bone
足腰(あしこし) legs and loins
弱腰(よわごし) weak attitude
物腰(ものごし) manner, demeanor
本腰(ほんごし) strenuous effort, earnestness
腰掛ける(こしかける) sit
腰掛け(こしかけ) seat, bench
腰 (コシ) counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
腰痛 (ヨウツウ) lower back (or hip) pain, lumbago
細腰 (サイヨウ) slender hips, slim waist
柳腰 (ヤナギゴシ) slim waist, slender figure, willowy figure, waist of a willow tree
腰 (こし) lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region, body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring
腰 (こし) counter for swords, hakama, obi, etc. worn around the waist, counter for quivers of arrows
お腰 (おこし) buttocks, lower back, waist, hips, kimono underskirt
太刀二腰 (たちふたこし) two swords