腰抜け

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
こし
Grade: S

Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
腰拔け (kyūjitai)

Etymology[edit]

Compound of (koshi) +‎ 抜け (nuke, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, continuative or stem form) of verb 抜ける (nukeru)). From the phrase 腰が抜ける (koshi ga nukeru, to be unable to stand up).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(こし)() (koshinuke

  1. coward

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN