腰 is the Japanese kanji for waist, loins, hips, low wainscoting. It is written with 13 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is こし and its on reading is ヨウ.
Stroke order
Words with 腰
- 腰lower back, waist, hips
- 腰痛lower back pain, lumbago
- 足腰legs and loins, lower body
- 本腰strenuous effort, earnestness, seriousness
- 腰掛けseat, bench
- 腰掛けるto sit (down)
Practice 腰 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.