腰抜け

Japanese

Kanji in this term
腰 抜
こし
Grade: S
ぬ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
腰拔け (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 腰 (koshi) +‎ 抜け (nuke, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 抜ける (nukeru)). From the phrase 腰が抜ける (koshi ga nukeru, “to be unable to stand up”).

Pronunciation

Noun

腰(こし)抜(ぬ)け • (koshinuke) 

  1. coward

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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