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Translingual [edit]

Han character [edit]

(radical 44 +2, 5 strokes, cangjie input 尸大弓 (SKN), four-corner 77217, composition)

  1. end of spine, sacrum
  2. buttocks

References [edit]

  • KangXi: page 300, character 2
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 7634
  • Dae Jaweon: page 595, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 2, page 965, character 5
  • Unihan data for U+5C3B

Cantonese [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

(jyutping haau1, Yale haau1)


Japanese [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Noun [edit]

(hiragana しり, romaji shiri)

  1. behind; the end
  2. the rear portion of the body; ass, buttock
  3. the bottom or underside of an object
Derived terms [edit]

Usage notes [edit]

Usually this is used with the polite prefix 御- (o-), as お尻.

Etymology 2 [edit]

wisarapi > wisaraɸi > wisarawi > isarai.

Noun [edit]

(hiragana いさらい, romaji isarai, historical hiragana ゐさらひ)

  1. ass, butt

Etymology 3 [edit]

Kanji [edit]

Readings [edit]
Compounds [edit]

Korean [edit]

Hanja [edit]

(hangeul , revised go, McCune-Reischauer ko)


Mandarin [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

(pinyin kāo (kao1), (yi3), Wade-Giles k'ao1, i3)


Vietnamese [edit]

Han character [edit]

(khào)