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Keyword
bone
  • skeleton
  • remains
  • frame
Frequency
#936
Strokes
10
Grade
6
JLPT (old)
N2
Heisig
1383
Readings
コツ85%
ほね15%
Mnemonic
A skull and the moon over a graveyard make a spooky skeleton shine, and a nervous dog drags off each bone he can find.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
骨ほね
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit; fortitude; laborious; troublesome; difficult
Noun
骨こつ髄ずい
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart
Noun
骨こっ折せつ
bone fracture
Noun
遺い骨こつ
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
Noun
骨こっ格かく
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; frame; physique; framework
Noun
骨こっ子し
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
Noun
鉄てっ骨こつ
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
Noun
露ろ骨こつ
open; unconcealed; undisguised; blatant; plain; frank; broad; lewd; indecent; crude
Na-adjective
骨こっ董とう
antique; curio
Noun
骨ほね抜ぬき
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation; taking the backbone out of; weakening
Noun
人じん骨こつ
human bones
Noun
背せ骨ぼね
spine; backbone; spinal column
Noun
骨こつ
knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hang; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); …
Noun
頭ず蓋がい骨こつ
skull; cranium
Noun
散さん骨こつ
scattering of ashes (cremated remains)
Noun
鎖さ骨こつ
collarbone; clavicle
Noun
軟なん骨こつ
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
Noun
豚とん骨こつ
pork bones; broth made from pork and pork bones
Noun
白はっ骨こつ
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
Noun
甲こう骨こつ文ぶん
oracle bone script
Noun
骸がい骨こつ
skeleton
Noun
拳げん骨こつ
(clenched) fist; knuckles
Noun