腰抜け

こしぬけ

coward

What does 腰抜け mean?

腰抜け is a Japanese noun meaning coward in English. It is written as 腰抜け in kanji, こしぬけ in hiragana, and koshinuke in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

トムを腰抜け呼ばわりするとはね。

I can't believe you called Tom a coward.