ヒップhippu
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- nounhips; buttocks; backside
- na-adjectivehip; trendy; cool; with it
Conjugation
| Plain form | ヒップ |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | ヒップです |
| Negative (dewa nai) | ヒップではない |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | ヒップではありません |
| Past (datta) | ヒップだった |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | ヒップではなかった |
| Te form (de) | ヒップで |
| Adverbial (ni) | ヒップに |
| Conditional (nara) | ヒップなら |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym尻しりNeutralNative word for the buttocks, common in everyday speech; also the bottom of an object or last place. 「ヒップ」 is for fashion contexts like body shape and clothing sizes.
- Synonym臀部でんぶWrittenMedical and formal term for the buttocks, with no colloquial flavor; in daily speech and for clothing sizes people usually say 「ヒップ」 or 「お尻」.
- SynonymおしりNeutralPolite way to say 「尻」 and the most common everyday word for the buttocks; 「ヒップ」 leans toward fashion contexts like body lines and sizes.
For the hips in body shape or clothing sizes, use 「ヒップ」, as in 「ヒップアップ」. In everyday speech say 「お尻」; 「尻」 is more casual, and 「臀部」 is the medical term.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


