Japanese word

尻

Pronunciation

Romajishiri

Meaning

  • nounbottom

Example

自転車に乗ると尻が痛くなります。ji ten sha ni no ru to shiri ga ita ku na ri ma su

My bottom hurts when I ride a bicycle.

Illustration for 尻 (bottom)

More examples

転んで、尻を強く打ちました。koro n de shiri o tsuyo ku u chi ma shi ta

I fell and hit my bottom hard.

Core concept

Centers on the rear part of the body that contacts a seat, giving bottom its everyday physical sense.

Common phrases

  • 尻が痛いshiri ga ita i

    have a sore bottom

  • 尻を打つshiri o u tsu

    hit one's bottom

Similar words

お尻oshiri: A polite everyday term for the rear part of the body that rests on a seat.
けつketsu: A very informal term for the rear part of the body.

Definition in Japanese

腰の下にある、座るときに体重を受ける体の後ろ側の部分。koshi no shita ni a ru suwa ru to ki ni tai jū o u ke ru karada no ushi ro gawa no bu bun

Word origin

尻 (shiri, "buttocks") is a native Japanese word rather than a compound or a borrowing, and it has long referred to the rear part of the body.

Usage tips

  • Bottom can mean the lowest part of an object, but in expressions about pain or sitting it commonly means the buttocks, especially as a polite everyday term.

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