# 腰 waist

月 (moon/organ) + 要 (important) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
13 strokes

## Onyomi

YOU | When you YODEL, make sure and use your diaphragm muscle (located in your waist) to project your voice all the way to the next Alp.

## Mnemonic

| To models, a slim waist is an important organ.

## Kunyomi

こし | waist ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

腰抜け(こしぬけ) | coward ★☆☆☆☆ 腰 (waist) + 抜 (extract) = 腰抜け (coward) coward - the nuance is someone who becomes paralyzed when the shit goes down. Someone who is too frightened to react.

## Synonyms

coward 腰抜け 意気地なし 卑怯な