meaning of 腰を落としている

Question

その舗装された地面の上に腰を落としている。 what does 腰を落としている means in this context? does it really means that lose waist? or its like 身を落とす。 means be humble?

naruto · Answer 1 · 2019-04-03T04:57:47.373

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In this context, it's just another way of saying "to sit". 腰を下ろす is a synonym.

In a different context, 腰を落とす can also mean this:

edited Apr 03 '19 at 04:57

answered Apr 03 '19 at 04:48

naruto

What are they doing, is that a fighting stance or are they exercising/stretching? – Malekai Apr 03 '19 at 06:49
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It's lowering your upper body for fighting, defending, sneaking, etc. I used an image because I felt "crouch", "stoop" and "squat" might mean something a bit different, but perhaps "crouch" is the best word in English? – naruto Apr 03 '19 at 06:58
@naruto wikipedia uses partial squat – ratchet freak Apr 03 '19 at 09:48
@ratchetfreak Ah, yes, that's it. That's an interesting article :D – naruto Apr 03 '19 at 09:59

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