こし
腰
か
掛
　
け

noun

  1. seat, bench.
  2. temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries. Colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こし
腰
か
掛
　
け
 腰掛け こしかけ ✔
こし
腰
かけ
掛
 腰掛 こしかけ ✔
こし
腰
　
か
　
け
 腰かけ こしかけ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

loins, hips, waist
こし　ヨウ　うすぐ (7th, N2)
month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
need, main point, essence
ヨウ　い.る　かなめ (4th, N3)
variant of radical 146
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
hang, suspend, depend
か.ける　かけ　カイ (8th, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
a divination sign
ケ　カ　カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
square jewel, corner, angle
ケイ　ケ　か (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)