尻・臀・後|しりshiri[2]odaka (tail-high)
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Which spelling to use
尻尻 is the most common written form for this meaning and the recommended choice for beginners. It is written with kanji only.
臀臀 is less common than 尻 and is another kanji-only written form. Learners generally need not choose it when writing this word.
後後 is less common than 尻 and 臀 and is another kanji-only written form. Learners generally need not choose it when writing this word.
Definitions
- nounbuttocks; behind; rump; bottom; hips
- nounundersurface; bottom
- nounlast place; end
- nounconsequence
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymヒップNeutralLoanword for the buttocks or the hip measurement, as in 「ヒップサイズ」; especially common when talking about clothing, though not limited to it.
- SynonymおしりCasualPolite colloquial word for the buttocks, as in 「お尻が痛い」. Softer than 「尻」 and the usual choice with or about children.
- Synonym臀部でんぶWrittenWritten, medical term for the buttocks, as in 「臀部の筋肉」. Use it in formal prose rather than everyday speech.
- RelatedどんじりCasualColloquial for the very last place or the tail end, as in 「どん尻に着く」.
- Antonym先さきNeutralAntonym of the end/last sense of 「尻」: the front or tip of a line, as in 「行列の先」.
- Antonym前まえNeutralThe same word, also written 「前」. Also means being first or ahead, as in 「先に着く」 — the opposite of 「尻」 as last.
Use 「尻」 for the buttocks or the tail end/last place of a line, as in 「列の尻」. Say 「お尻」 politely, 「ヒップ」 as the loanword (common in clothing), 「臀部」 in medical contexts, 「どん尻」 for dead last, and 「先」 for the front.
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