物腰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
物	腰
もの Grade: 3	こし > ごし Grade: S
kun'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ものごし [mònógóshí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ものごし [mònóꜜgòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [mo̞no̞ɡo̞ɕi]

Noun

物(もの)腰(ごし) • (monogoshi) 

1. demeanor, movements, manner

   Synonyms: マナー (manā), 立ち居振る舞い (tachīfurumai)

   優美(ゆうび)な物腰(ものごし)の少女(しょうじょ)

   yūbi na monogoshi no shōjo

   a girl of graceful demeanor

   • 1919, 和辻哲郎, 古寺巡礼:

     それは十八九(じゅうはちきゅう)の色(いろ)の白(しろ)い、感(かん)じのこまやかな、物腰(ものごし)の柔(やわ)らかい人(ひと)であった。

     Sore wa jū hachi kyū no iro no shiroi, kanji no komayaka na, monogoshi no yawarakai hito de atta.

     She was fair and looked 18 or 19, and she had a warm personality and a gentle manner.

References

• “物腰”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026