腰 — yo

Parts that make up 腰

How 腰 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 腰 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 肉, 要.

Korean example words with 腰

• 산요山腰 Korean gloss: 산 둘레의 중턱
• 요여腰輿 Korean gloss: 시체를 묻은 뒤에 혼백과 신주를 모시고 돌아오는 작은 가마
• 요통腰痛 Korean gloss: 허리와 엉덩이 부위가 아픈 증상. 척추 질환, 외상, 척추 원반 이상, 임신, 부인과 질환, 비뇨 계통 질환, 신경ㆍ근육 질환
• 요부腰部 Korean gloss: 허리 부분.
• 요위腰圍 Korean gloss: 허리의 둘레.
• 요육腰肉 Korean gloss: 허리 부분의 살.
• 궁요弓腰 Korean gloss: 활처럼 굽은 허리.
• 세요細腰 Korean gloss: 잘록 들어간, 허리의 뒷부분.
• 흉요胸腰 Korean gloss: 가슴과 허리에 해당하는 부위.
• 요검腰劍 Korean gloss: 칼을 허리에 참. 또는 그 칼.
• 요간腰間 Korean gloss: 허리의 둘레. 또는 허리 언저리.
• 요기腰氣 Korean gloss: ‘자궁병’을 한방에서 이르는 말.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 腰

• 腰こし lower back; waist; hips
• 腰痛ようつう lower back pain; lumbago
• 足腰あしこし legs and loins; lower body; foundations
• 本腰ほんごし strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
• 弱腰よわごし weak attitude
• 物腰ものごし manner; demeanour; demeanor
• 及び腰およびごし bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity
• 丸腰まるごし unarmed; without weapons
• 腰掛けるこしかける to sit (down)
• 腰掛けこしかけ seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
• 腰椎ようつい lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
• 腰部ようぶ loins; hips; pelvic region

Characters sharing the phonetic 要

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “요” in Korean.

Other hanja read “요”

Other hanja with radical 肉