Memory phrase for the character: 腰

腰

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Meaning

hip, lower back, loins

Pronunciation

YŌ
koshi

Explanation

 Left: part of body 月/肉, right: necessity 要 (Hand bags 覀 are for women 女 a necessity.)

Mnemonic
 
(Asian women have less 'butt') The body part of western 西 women are the hips.

Radicals

肉 body part, meatThe radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning 'body part'.
西 westThe upper stroke 一 can be seen as the horizon, with variations of sun 日 and two legs 儿, which stand for a downward motion: Below the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.
女 womanThe stroke order is: "Ku-no-ichi" = くノ一 , which also stands for a female ninja.




 Vocabulary

腰 こし  hip
腰掛け こしかけ  seat, bench
腰掛ける こしかける  to sit (down)

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