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Frequency: 1692
Grade 8

Meanings

buttocks
hips
butt
rear

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
しり
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
がみ

Common Words

しり
Noun
Freq #3382
1

Polite

bottom; buttocks

Examples
赤ん坊のお尻みたいにすべすべだ。
It's as smooth as a baby's bottom.
2

Word usually written using kana alone; On toilet control panels

bidet function (for anal cleansing)

っぽ
りお
Noun
Freq #3623
1

tail (of an animal)

Examples
その犬はしっぽを振っていた。
The dog was wagging his tail.
2

tail end; tip

Examples
彼は尻尾を巻いて逃げた。
He turned tail and ran.
Noun
Freq #3736
1

buttocks; behind; rump; bottom; hips

Examples
彼は女の子のばかり追いかけている。
He's always chasing girls.
2

undersurface; bottom

3

last place; end

4

consequence

目じり
じり
眼尻
Noun
Freq #9381
1

outer canthus; outer corner of the eye

馬穴
馬尻
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #10348
1

bucket; pail

Examples
このバケツには穴が開いている。
There's a hole in this bucket.
尻もちをつく
尻餅を付く
尻餅を着く
しりもちをつく
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #11756
1

to fall on one's backside

Examples
彼女はアイススケートをしていてしりもちをついた
While skating at the ice rink she fell on her rear.
後目
りめ
Noun
Freq #11929
1

looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance

2

As ...を尻目に

disregarding; ignoring

3

faceless ghost with an eye in its rump

しっぽを振る
しっぽをふる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #17510
1

to wag one's tail

2

Idiomatic expression

to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

尻ごみ
りご
後込み
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #20943
1

hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching

Examples
彼は危険に直面してしり込みした。
He shrank back in the face of danger.
じり
Noun
Freq #23144
1

end of an eyebrow

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