腰骨

Chinese
 
waist; lower back; pocket
waist; lower back; pocket; middle
 bone
trad. (腰骨) 腰 骨
simp. #(腰骨) 腰 骨

Pronunciation

Noun

腰骨

  1. lumbar vertebrae (bones of the lower back)
  2. (Cantonese, figurative) backbone; good character

Synonyms
  • (lumbar vertebrae):

Derived terms
  • 冇腰骨

Japanese

Etymology
Kanji in this term
腰 骨
こし
Grade: S		 ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

Compound of 腰 (koshi, “lower back”) +‎ 骨 (hone, “bone”). The hone changes to bone as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Noun

腰(こし)骨(ぼね) • (koshibone) 

  1. (anatomy) lumbar vertebrae (bones of the lower back)
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