腰 — loins, hips, waist

JLPT: N2 · Strokes: 13

Meaning
loins, hips, waist
On-yomi (音読み)
ヨウ
Kun-yomi (訓読み)
こし
Stroke count
13

On-yomi is the Chinese-derived reading used in compound words. Kun-yomi is the native Japanese reading used when the kanji stands alone. Study more N2 kanji or grammar topics.