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

8 strokes
Radical:
tree
Parts:
plank, board, plate, stage
Kun:
いた
On:
ハンバン
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
926 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 板門店 【パンムンジョム】 Panmunjom (Korea), Panmunjeom, Joint Security Area (Korean Demilitarized Zone)
  • 版画 【ハンガ】 woodcut, woodblock print, art print
  • 合板 【ゴウハン】 veneer board, plywood, joint publication
  • 鋼板 【コウハン】 steel sheet, steel plate
  • 版木 【ハンギ】 (printing) block, woodcut
  • 板金 【バンキン】 sheet metal, metal plate
  • 降板 【コウバン】 leaving the mound, being knocked out, resignation, stepping down, withdrawing
  • 鋼板 【コウハン】 steel sheet, steel plate

Kun reading compounds

  • 板 【いた】 board, plank, sheet (of metal), plate (of glass), pane, slab, cutting board, chopping board, chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine), cook, stage (i.e. at a theatre)
  • 板ガラス 【いたガラス】 plate glass, sheet glass
  • まな板 【まないた】 chopping board, cutting board, flat chest, tiny breasts
  • 厚板 【あついた】 thick board, plank, steel plate (with a thickness of at least 3 mm), heavy brocade cloth, Elaphoglossum yoshinagae (species of fern)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
ban3
Korean:
pan

Spanish

  • tabla
  • tablero
  • placa

Portuguese

  • prancha
  • junta
  • prato
  • estágio

French

  • planche
  • plaque
  • panneau
  • stade
305 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade)
395 A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot)
373 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
709 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2213 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
468 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
623 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
632 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1047 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1090 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
987 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1079 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1067 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
575 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
762 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
732 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
14518 Morohashi
858 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2595 New Nelson (John Haig)
724 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
781 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
310 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1867 2001 Kanji
4a4.21 The Kanji Dictionary
1-4-4 SKIP code
4194.7 Four corner code
1-40-36 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
677f Unicode hex code