# 腰 — Waist

Frequency rank 886 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 髪 (Hair), less common than 締 (Tighten).

- On’yomi: よう
- Kun’yomi: こし
- Radical: 肉 Meat (Kangxi 130)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A moon on the left, helicopter in the middle, and woman on the right — a woman flies a helicopter past the moon, the helicopter belt at her waist level — she grips it at the waist.

In words:

- 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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