お尻(しり)

おしり
noun
buttocks, bottom
See also: 尻(しり) (plain form)
1. buttocks, bottom
The fleshy part of the body that one sits on.
お尻(しり)が痛(いた)い。
My bottom hurts.
赤(あか)ちゃんのお尻(しり)を拭(ふ)く。
I wipe the baby's bottom.
長時間(ちょうじかん)座(すわ)っていたらお尻(しり)が痺(しび)れた。
My bottom went numb from sitting for a long time.

お尻(しり) is the standard word for buttocks in everyday Japanese.

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The お prefix makes this a polite form. The plain form 尻(しり) exists but sounds rougher. お尻(しり) is appropriate in most situations.

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Added 2026.1.16 22:52 · Revised 2026.6.9 3:04
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