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    3. 腰

    腰

    腰こし

    lower back

    N3KMT5News #4+1CoreNounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab13 strokes

    こしコシ

    Noun

    1.
    lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region
    2.
    body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    最さい近きん、腰こしが痛いたいです。

    Recently, my lower back hurts.

    KMT3Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    椅い子すに腰こしを下おろしてください。

    Please sit down on the chair.

    KMT5Daily Life
    腰よう痛つうの治ち療りょうのために病びょう院いんに行いった。

    I went to the hospital for back pain treatment.

    KMT5Medicine & Health
    重おもい荷に物もつを持もつときは、腰こしに負ふ担たんをかけないように注ちゅう意いしてください。

    When carrying heavy luggage, please be careful not to strain your back.

    KMT5Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    彼かれは腰こしを据すえて仕し事ごとに取とり組くむタイプだ。

    He is the type to settle down and tackle his work.

    KMT6Work & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    腰
    こし…(2)
    loins・hips・waist・low wainscoting
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