腰抜け

こしぬけ

Meanings

1. Noun coward

Kanji

• 腰 waist. Read as こし.
• 抜 pull out. Read as ぬける.

Example sentences

• なによ！出来ないの？この度胸なし！腰抜けッ！
  What? You can't do it? You coward! Chicken!
• お前は腰抜けなんかじゃないよ。
  You are not a coward.
• トムを腰抜け呼ばわりするとはね。
  I can't believe you called Tom a coward.

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