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腰 (こし, koshi) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “hip”.
Kanji in this word
Example sentences 12
昨日から 腰が 痛い。
I've had a pain in my lower back since yesterday.
驚いて腰を抜かさんばかりだった。
I was so frightened that it seemed I was about to lose the use of my legs (literally: to lose my lower back).
彼は 柔道で 腰を 傷めたんだ。
He hurt his lower back doing judo.
彼は椅子に腰掛けたなり(で)、ずっと黙っていた。
He sat in the chair and stayed there, silent the whole time.
父は 腰を痛めているので、家の周りを散歩するのがやっとです。
My father is suffering from pain in the lower back, and he can barely walk around the house.
父は雪の日に倒れて、腰の骨を折おってから、寝たきりになってしまった。
My father fell on a snowy day and broke his hip, and since then he's been lying in bed.
いわゆるIT、すなわち情報技術の開発に、日本政府は本腰を入れ始めた。
The Japanese government has started to put its weight behind developing "IT,” or information technology.
腰をよじったなりの姿勢で長時間座っていたので、立てないほど腰が痛くなった。
Because I was sitting for a long time with my lower back twisted, it hurt so much I couldn't stand up.
友達の引っ越しを手伝ったら、翌日肩と言わず腰と言わず体のあちこちが痛んだ。
I helped my friend move. Then, the next day my shoulders, my back and every other part of my body ached.
二年ほど前に重いスーツケースを持ち上げようとして腰こしを痛めてしまった。それ以来、重いものは持てなくなった。
About two years ago I damaged my back when I tried to lift a heavy suitcase. Since then I haven't been able to lift heavy things.
テレビはソファに深々ともたれ「後傾姿勢で受動的」に見る。一方、インターネットは椅子に浅く腰を掛け「前傾姿勢で能動的」にやる。
Sinking into your sofa, you watch TV passively, while leaning back. On the other hand, the Internet is something you do actively in a forward leaning position, while sitting on the edge of your chair.
腰が 伸ばせません。
I can't straighten out my back.