Jisho

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13 strokes
Radical:
meat 肉 (⺼)
Parts:
西
loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting
Kun:
こし
On:
ヨウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1306 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 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 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

Kun reading compounds

  • 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

Readings

Japanese names:
うすぐ
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
yao1
Korean:
yo

Spanish

  • caderas
  • cintura
  • anca
  • ijada
  • lomo

Portuguese

  • lombo
  • cadeiras
  • cintura
  • quadris

French

  • reins
  • hanche
  • taille
  • lambris à hauteur de taille
1879 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1168 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3799 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1009 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
851 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2090 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1298 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1373 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1087 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1041 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1311 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
711 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
952 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1619 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
29705X Morohashi
1036 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4850 New Nelson (John Haig)
1605 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1731 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1633 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3969 2001 Kanji
4b9.3 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-9 SKIP code
7124.4 Four corner code
1-25-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8170 Unicode hex code

11 strokes
Radical:
hand 手 (扌龵)
Parts:
set, lay a foundation, install, equip, squat down, sit down
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1468 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 据銃 【キョジュウ】 mounting a gun (i.e. holding the stock against one's shoulder), gun mount
  • 拮据 【キッキョ】 diligence, assiduity, pinching, hard toil

Kun reading compounds

  • 据える 【すえる】 to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation), to install, to seat (someone), to settle (upon something), to fix (e.g. one's gaze), to apply (moxa)
  • 座る 【すわる】 to sit, to squat, to assume (a position), to hold steady, to hold still

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ju4, ju1
Korean:
geo

Spanish

  • establecer
  • situar
  • emplazar
  • instalar
  • equipar

Portuguese

French

  • poser les fondations
  • installer
  • équiper
  • s'accroupir
  • s'asseoir
1466 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1210 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1935 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1831 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1359 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1832 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1982 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1480 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
904 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
602 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
365 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
455 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1073 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
12204 Morohashi
497 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2195 New Nelson (John Haig)
1064 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1144 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1437 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1377 2001 Kanji
3c8.33 The Kanji Dictionary
1-3-8 SKIP code
5706.4 Four corner code
1-31-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
636e Unicode hex code