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骨

skeleton
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingコツ
Kun readingほね
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 6

Meanings

  1. skeletonRtK
  2. bone
    彼は犬に骨をやった。He gave the dog a bone.tatoeba
    彼は脚の骨を１本折った。He broke one of the bones in his leg.tatoeba
  3. remains
  4. frame
  1. outline
  2. core
  3. backbone

Popular Usage

骨折

Radicals and components

Radical骨bone
Components
How it's built
骨
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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joint · moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1383

Compound words

骨折こっせつ
bone fracture
豚骨とんこつ
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
遺骨いこつ
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
骸骨がいこつ
skeleton
拳骨げんこつ
(clenched) fist; knuckles
骨格こっかく
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; frame; physique
骨子こっし
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
骨髄こつずい
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point
骨董こっとう
antique; curio
人骨じんこつ
human bones
鉄骨てっこつ
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
頭骨とうこつ
skull
軟骨なんこつ
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
背骨せぼね
spine; backbone; spinal column
露骨ろこつ
open; unconcealed; undisguised; blatant; plain
白骨はっこつ
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
散骨さんこつ
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
骨抜きほねぬき
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation
化骨かこつ
ossification
顎骨がっこつ
jawbone
雁骨かりがねぼね
scapula
気骨きこつ
(moral) backbone
砧骨きぬたこつ
incus (bone of the ear)
侠骨きょうこつ
chivalrous spirit

On Reading Examples

彼にはその法案に反対の発言をする気骨があるだろうか。きこつ
Will he have the backbone to speak out against the bill?tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は一人ぼっちになって寒さが骨に染みた。ほね
He became alone in the world and was chilled to the bone.tatoeba
凍るような冷たい風が骨までしみた。ほね
An icy blast of wind chilled me to the bone.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は不注意のせいで、足の骨を折った。
His carelessness cost him a broken leg.tatoeba
彼は背が高く骨組みのがっちりした人だ。
He is a tall and strongly built man.tatoeba
彼は大阪で骨董品を扱っている。
He deals antiques in Osaka.tatoeba
彼は足の骨を折った時、３ヶ月間松葉杖を使わなければならなかった。
When he broke his leg, he had to use crutches for 3 months.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

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