buttocks, hips, butt, rear

About this kanji

The kanji 尻, pronounced しり (shiri), primarily means "buttocks" or "rear." It is commonly used as a noun. One popular compound is 尻尾 (しっぽ, shippo), meaning "tail," which often refers to the tails of animals. Another example is お尻 (おしり, oshiri), a more casual term for "bottom" that is widely used in everyday conversation. The character can also appear in words like 川尻 (かわじり, kawajiri), meaning the "mouth of a river." It's interesting to note that while this kanji usually has casual or anatomical connotations, it can also appear in more specific contexts, such as discussions about anatomy or animal features.

Example sentences

• 尻が痛くなった。

  My butt hurts.

Meanings across languages

English

buttocks, hips, butt, rear

Tiếng Việt

mông

日本語

尻

한국어

엉덩이

中文

屁股

id

bokong

th

ก้น

es

nalgas

fr

fesses

de

Gesäß

pt

nádegas

Common compounds

• 尻尾しっぽtail (of an animal), tail end, tip
• 川尻かわじりmouth of a river, lower stream
• 塩尻しおじりcone-shaped
• お尻おしりbottom, buttocks, bidet function (for anal cleansing)
• 台尻だいじりbutt of a gun
• 眉尻まゆじりend of an eyebrow
• 目尻めじりouter canthus, outer corner of the eye
• 帳尻ちょうじりclosing part of a balance sheet, balance of accounts, consistency

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