Japanese More information Alternative spellings ... Alternative spellings 腰掛け腰掛 CloseEtymology From 腰(こし) (koshi) + 掛(か)け (kake, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 掛(か)ける (kakeru).”). Pronunciation (Tokyo) こしかけ [kòshíkáꜜkè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1](Tokyo) こしかけ [kòshíkákéꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]IPA(key): [ko̞ɕi̥ka̠ke̞] Noun こしかけ • (koshikake) ←こしかけ (kosikake)? seat (colloquial) temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries References [1]Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.