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Kanji Detail for 腰 - "waist, hip, core"

  • Meaning

    腰 means "waist, hip, core."

    1. Waist - The part connecting the spine and pelvis.

    2. Key part - The important part of things; the essential point.

    3. To wear - To put on; to attach to the waist.

    4. Perseverance - The will to push through; endurance; persistence.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    loins; hips; waist; low wainscoting

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    waist; kidney

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    the waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food); the waist of trousers or a skirt; (metonym) money pouch; pocket; (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    waist, lower back; middle; pocket

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Above the hip and below the ribs is the 腰 (waist). Such as saying 腰肢 (waist). Colloquially, the kidney is also called 腰子. | Where the middle of terrain narrows is called 腰. Such as 海腰 (sea strait), 地腰 (land isthmus), and such.
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Sentences including

  • He's been having trouble with back pain for years.

  • The water came up to his waist.

  • My back is killing me.

  • The water came up to my waist.

  • I think i'll stay put in this town for a while.

  • Please take this seat.

  • He sat down to read a novel.

  • I have a bad pain in my lower back.

  • She's been having trouble with back pain for years.

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