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    3. 腰掛ける

    腰掛ける

    腰こし掛かけ​る​

    to sit (down)

    N2KMT10News #35+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveDaily LifeKanji Vocab28 strokes

    腰かける腰掛る

    こしかける

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to sit (down)

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    椅い子すに腰こし掛かけてください。

    Please sit down on the chair.

    KMT8Daily Life
    彼かれはベンチに腰こし掛かけて、景けし色きを眺ながめていた。

    He sat on the bench and gazed at the scenery.

    KMT10Daily LifeNature & Environment
    彼かの女じょは窓まど辺べに腰こし掛かけ、読どく書しょにふけっていた。

    She sat by the window, engrossed in reading.

    KMT10Daily LifeLiterature
    電でん車しゃの中なかで空くう席せきを見みつけ、すぐに腰こし掛かけた。

    I found an empty seat on the train and immediately sat down.

    KMT10Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    疲つかれたので、カフェのテラス席せきに腰こし掛かけて休きゅう憩けいした。

    I was tired, so I sat down at a cafe's terrace seat and took a break.

    KMT10Daily LifeFood & Dining

    Characters that make up this word

    腰
    こし…(2)
    loins・hips・waist・low wainscoting
    Kanji
    掛
    か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)
    hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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