Word Meaning 腰を据える

こしをすえる koshi o sueru

腰を据える is read as こしをすえる (koshi o sueru) and means to settle down (and deal with something).

Meaning

English

  1. to settle down (and deal with something)
  2. to concentrate all one's energy (on something)
  3. to take a solid stance
  4. to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
  5. to settle oneself (in a place)
  6. to settle down (somewhere)
  7. to settle in

Reading

Kana

こしをすえる

Romaji

koshi o sueru

Writing Variants

  • 腰をすえる こしをすえる koshiosueru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Proverb Rank 140133 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

腰掛ける

こしかける

to sit (down)

腰を上げる

こしをあげる

to get up (from sitting)

腰椎

ようつい

lumbar vertebra

腰砕け

こしくだけ

collapsing in the middle of a bout

腰縄

こしなわ

leash

腰高障子

こしだかしょうじ

tall-paneled sliding door

腰弁当

こしべんとう

lunchbox hanging from one's waist

腰障子

こししょうじ

shoji screen with a wooden panel in the bottom part

腰張り

こしばり

sliding door's decorative paper skirt

据える

すえる

to apply (moxa)

見据える

みすえる

to stare fixedly at