こし

See also: こじ and ごじ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
腰

From Old Japanese. First appears in the Kojiki of 712 CE.. In turn from Proto-Japonic *kəsi.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こし [kòshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɕi]

Noun

こし or コシ • (koshi) 

1. the waist, the (lower) back, the small of the back
2. (anatomy) the hip

   Synonym: ヒップ (hippu)

3. the skirting of a shoji
4. the third line of a tanka poem
5. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   コシのある蕎麦(そば)

   koshi no aru soba

   (please add an English translation of this example)

Derived terms

• 腰(こし)掛(か)ける (koshikakeru, “to sit down”)

See also

• 胴(どう)のくびれ (dō no kubire)
• 腰(よう)部(ぶ) (yōbu)
• 胴(どう)回(まわ)り (dōmawari)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
輿

Noun

こし • (koshi) 

1. palanquin, litter

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
層

Noun

こし • (koshi) 

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 4

Alternative spelling
濃し

Adjective

こし • (koshi) 

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 5

For pronunciation and definitions of こし – see the following entries: 古史, 古址, 古祠, 古詩, 虎子, 虎視, 古紙, 枯死

(The following entries are uncreated: 古史, 古址, 古祠, 古詩, 虎子, 虎視, 古紙, 枯死.)