

| Readings | On-reading | よう |
| Kun-reading | こし | |
| Meaning | waist / loins / hips, | |
| Radical | 肉(⺼) | |
| Stroke count | 13 | |
| JLPT Level | N2 | |
Stroke order of 「腰」
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Vocabulary contains 「腰」
| Word | Meaning |
| 腰(こし) | lower back |
| 腰掛ける(こしかける) | to sit down |
| 腰痛(ようつう) | low back pain |

