お尻
oshiri
The Japanese word for "buttocks" is お尻 (oshiri).
お尻 refers to the buttocks, bottom or rear end. It is a versatile and polite term suitable for a wide range of situations, including medical contexts and casual conversation, without being offensive.
Meaning: pair of buttocks (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the honorific prefix お and the noun 尻 meaning buttocks.
How do you pronounce it?
oshiri
Did you know?
- The phrase 尻軽 combines 'buttocks' and 'light' to describe a person who is flirtatious or fickle.
- The word 尻 is used in the phrase 尻を叩く, which literally means 'to slap the buttocks' but is used idiomatically to mean 'to urge someone to take action'.
- The word 尻 can be used in the phrase 尻込みする, meaning 'to hesitate' or 'to shrink back' from a challenge.
Examples in context
- すみません、お尻を動かさないでくださいExcuse me, please do not move your buttocks.
- お尻が痛いです。oshiri ga itai desu.My buttocks hurt.
- 赤ちゃんのお尻は柔らかいです。akachan no oshiri wa yawarakai desu.The baby's buttocks are soft.
- お尻を叩かないでください。oshiri o tatakanaide kudasai.Please do not slap my buttocks.
Example conversation
Kenta and Yui are at a doctor's office.
- 健太 Kenta結衣さん、どこが痛いですか？Yui-san, doko ga itai desu ka?Yui, where does it hurt?
- 結衣 Yuiお尻がすごく痛いです。Oshiri ga sugoku itai desu.My buttocks hurt very much.
- 健太 Kentaお尻の筋肉が凝っているのかも。Oshiri no kinniku ga kotte iru no kamo.Maybe the muscles in your buttocks are stiff.
- 結衣 Yuiそうかもしれませんね。Sou kamoshiremasen ne.That might be the case.
