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尻
shiri
Description
「尻」は、体の後ろの下にある、すわるときに使う部分です。
"尻" is the part at the lower back of the body used when sitting.
物のいちばん後ろや、終わりの部分をさすこともあります。
It can also refer to the very back or end part of something.
Meanings
尻shiri
buttocks; the part you sit on
転んで尻が痛い。
I fell and my butt hurts.
尻shiri
the back or end part of something
列の尻に並んだ。
I lined up at the end of the queue.
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Notes
- Nuance
尻 alone can sound blunt; polite everyday speech usually adds the prefix as お尻.
- Etymology
also used in compounds meaning 'tail end', e.g. 尻尾 (tail) and 目尻 (corner of the eye).
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