腰骨
Chinese
waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle | bone | ||
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trad. (腰骨) | 腰 | 骨 | |
simp. #(腰骨) | 腰 | 骨 |
Pronunciation
Noun
腰骨
- lumbar vertebrae (bones of the lower back)
- (Cantonese, figurative) backbone; good character
Synonyms
- (lumbar vertebrae):
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Japanese
Etymology
Kanji in this term | |
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腰 | 骨 |
こし Grade: S | ほね > ぼね Grade: 6 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 腰 (koshi, “lower back”) + 骨 (hone, “bone”). The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
腰骨 • (koshibone)
- (anatomy) lumbar vertebrae (bones of the lower back)