くびれ

Japanese
Alternative spelling
括れ

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) くびれ [kùbíré] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝbʲiɾe̞]

Noun

くびれ • (kubire) 

  1. the part of the waist that curves inward
    くびれを作(つく)る
    kubire o tsukuru
    to shape one's waist; to create a snatched waist

Verb

くびれ • (kubire) 

  1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of くびれる (kubireru) [ichidan]

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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