# 尻 — rear; hips

尻 means “rear; hips”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 5 strokes.  Kun'yomi: しり (shiri). You'll see it in words such as 尻 (shiri, “bottom; rear”).

- Meaning: rear; hips
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: しり (shiri)
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Body & health 3

## How to remember 尻

Parts: 尸 flag · 九 nine

## Words with 尻

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 尻 | しり (shiri) | bottom; rear |

## More in the “Body & health 3” set

[疫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/epidemic/) · [癒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soothe/) · [尿](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/urine/) · [吐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spit/) · [尻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rear/) · [憩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/take-a-break/) · [睡](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slumber/) · [腎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kidney/) · [掌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/palm-of-the-hand/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rear/. Last updated 2026-11-01.