| 腰 | meaning | 'loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting' |
| onyomi | ヨウ | |
| kunyomi | こし |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 腰 | こし | hip |
| 腰掛け | こしかけ | seat, bench |
| 腰掛ける | こしかける | to sit (down) |
| 丸腰 | まるごし | unarmed |
| 及び腰 | およびごし | bent back, indecisive attitude |
| 弱腰 | よわごし | weak attitude |
| 本腰 | ほんごし | strenuous effort, earnestness, seriousness |
| 物腰 | ものごし | manner, demeanour, demeanor, bearing |
| 腰椎 | ようつい | lumbar vertebrae |
| 腰痛 | ようつう | lower back (or hip) pain, lumbago |
| 腰縄 | こしなわ | leash, rope tied round prisoner's waists |
| 足腰 | あしこし | legs and loins |
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