足腰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
足	腰
あし Grade: 1	こし Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

足(あし) (ashi, “foot; leg”) + 腰(こし) (koshi, “lower back”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [a̠ɕi̥ko̞ɕi]
(Tokyo) あしこし [àshíkóꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) あしこし [àshíꜜkòshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]^[2]^[3]

Noun

足(あし)腰(こし) • (ashikoshi)

lower body, legs and back
- 2025 April 17, 伊藤俊輔 [Shunsuke Itō], quotee, “第217回国会　衆議院　安全保障委員会　第8号　令和7年4月17日 [217th Diet House of Representatives Security Committee No. 8 April 17, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎^[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 5 September 2025:
  車両の振動も大きいために、常に隊員の足腰にも負担がかかっているという声もあります。
  Sharyō no shindō mo ōkii tame ni, tsune ni taiin no ashikoshi ni mo futan ga kakatte iru to iu koe mo ari masu.
  Some say that the vehicles also vibrate a lot, putting constant strain on the troops' legs and backs.
foundations
- 2025 April 16, 福重隆浩 [Takahiro Fukushige], quotee, “第217回国会　衆議院　経済産業委員会　第10号　令和7年4月16日 [217th Diet, House of Representatives, Committee on Economy, Trade and Industry, No. 10, April 16, 2025]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎^[2], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 5 September 2025:
  細川教授が指摘する企業の足腰を強くする中長期的な対応は、まさに今回の下請法改正と深く連動しております。
  Hosokawa kyōju ga shiteki suru kigyō no ashikoshi o tsuyoku suru chūchōki-teki na taiō wa, masani konkai no shitaukehō kaisei to fukaku rendō shite ori masu.
  The medium- to long-term measures pointed out by Professor Hosokawa to strengthen the foundations of companies are closely linked to the recent revisions to the Subcontracting Act.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK16-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 [New NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK8-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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