Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 腰
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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') A body part of western 西 women are the hips. |
Radicals
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肉
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body part, meat | (This radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: 月, which looks equal to: "moon, month 月" but still has the meaning body-part.) |
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西
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west | (The upper stroke 一 can be seen as horizon. Below a variante of sun 日 and two legs 儿, which here stand for a downward motion: Belos the horizon sinks the sun (at sunset) in the west.) |
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女
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woman | (The stroke order is: "Ku-no-ichi" = くノ一 , which also stands for a female ninja. ) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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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