Do you know what Oshiri means? If you have a basic knowledge of Japanese or watch a lot of anime, you'll remember that it refers to the butt or bum. Is this the only meaning of the word oshiri? Are there other ways to refer to the posterior in the Japanese language?
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What does Oshiri mean?
The word oshiri [お尻] is composed with the ideogram that literally means buttocks, hips, butt, and backside. The character [お] is a bikago, which serves to beautify the word. Oshiri literally refers to the back part of a person's or animal's body, where the flesh is rich near the anus which is called koumon [肛門].
The expression shiri can also be used in other ideograms like [臀] which has the same meaning or in the popular ideogram [後] which means behind and later. These ideograms also convey the idea of end, hole, the external lower part, tip of something, underground surface, bottom, last place, and consequence;
We use the expression bunda pesada shirigaomoi [尻が重い] to refer to lazy and idle people. The term bunda leve shirigakarui [尻が軽い] is used for careless, reckless, and promiscuous individuals. The expression limpar a bunda shirinugui [尻拭い] can mean cleaning up someone else's mess.
The term shiritataki [尻叩き] refers to spankings or a tradition where a newlywed receives spankings with a bundle of straw to ensure her fertility. We also have words that are a combination of the word for butt with spankings. The term oshiripenpen [お尻ぺんぺん] means spankings on the butt, like on the rear of children.
Momojiri [桃尻] is used for people who are restless or who don't know how to ride a horse. Of course there are many other words related to oshiri, let's see a few more in the list below:
- Bishiri [美尻] - Beautiful butt;
- Kyoshiri [巨尻] - Big Booty (woman);
- Dekashiri [デカ尻] Big or Wide Butt;
- Decchiri [出っ尻] - Big butt; Protruding buttocks;
- Shippo [尻尾] - Rabo;
- Itojiri [糸尻] - The lower edge of a cup or bowl;
- Kawajiro [川尻] - Mouth of a river; lower stream;
- Kuchijiro [口尻] - Lip corner; commissure of the lips; corners of the mouth;
You might be interested in reading our article about oppai in Japanese.
How do you say hip, butt and ass in Japanese?
Oshiri is a general word for referring to the back part of people, but there are some more specific synonyms. One of them is imported from English Hips [ヒップ], which means hip and flanks. In Japanese, that word refers to both sides of the body below the waist and above the thigh, mainly applied in fashion.
In this way, do not confuse the English term hip with the Japanese import. If you want to refer to the hip and waist, the best term to use is koshi [腰] and its variants such as youbu [腰部]. These terms can be used for the lower back, waist, hips, lumbar and pelvic regions.
- Koshi ni te o atete [腰に手を当てて] - Put your hands on your hips;
If you want to refer to the hole and buttocks, we also have the term ketsu [穴] or the term ketsunoana [けつの穴]. The buttocks and glutes can also be called denbu [臀部], while the thighs below the butt can be called futomomo [太もも].
Omikoshi [お神輿] meaning portable shrine, can also be used to refer to the hindquarters if written in kana. Finally, let's see a few more words below related to butts in Japanese:
- Hanketsu [半ケツ] It means a low-cut on the butt.
- Futomomowodasu [太ももを出す] - Exposure of the thighs;
- Ana [穴] - orifice; opening; drilling;
- Okoshi [お腰] - Buttocks; lower back; waist; hips
- Ketsunoana [尻の穴] - Back Hole;
If you want to know more, we recommend our article on the human body in Japanese. I hope you enjoyed this slightly different article. I'm sorry if you ended up here looking for obscene words, for that we have other articles. We appreciate the comments and shares!