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Kanji Detail for 骨 - "bone, core, character"

骨

  • Meaning

    骨 means "bone, core, character."

    1. Bone - The skeletal structure in bodies.

    2. Core - The essential part; the framework.

    3. Build - Physical constitution; body type.

    4. Character - Personality; disposition; quality.

    5. Hardship - Difficulty; trouble.

    6. Remains - Cremated bones.

  • Words using 骨

    • 骨髄 こつずい Listen bone marrow; medulla; heart's core
    • 遺骨 いこつ Listen cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
    • 骨子 こっし Listen main point; gist; essentials
    • 鉄骨 てっこつ Listen steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
    • 骨折 こっせつ Listen bone fracture
    • 露骨 ろこつ Listen open; unconcealed; undisguised
    • 骨抜き ほねぬき Listen boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.)
    • 人骨 じんこつ Listen human bones

  • Four-character idioms with 骨

    • 乱離骨灰 らりこっぱい Listen being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
    • 人品骨柄 じんぴんこつがら Listen personal appearance and physique; person's appearance and physique giving a feeling of respectable character
    • 哀毀骨立 あいきこつりつ Listen losing weight and becoming bony because of grief
    • 彫心鏤骨 ちょうしんるこつ Listen laborious work; lucubration; lucubrations
    • 換骨奪胎 かんこつだったい Listen adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.); recasting; rewriting
    • 書画骨董 しょがこっとう Listen curios and objets d'art

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    • Verified meaning: bone, core, character
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ほね)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 骨

    Surnames 骨(ほね)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    skeleton; bone; remains; frame

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 骨碌碌[gu1 lu4 lu4]; used in 骨碌[gu1 lu5]; used in 骨朵[gu1 duo5]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bone; skeleton; frame, framework

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The framework of a human or animal body. It supports the body, attaches muscles, protects internal organs, and enables movement. Its shapes and sizes vary. Made of colite and calcium. Hence there are differences in softness and hardness. Animal bones can be made into various implements. | All that forms a framework is called 骨. As in 骨面俱到 (complete in all aspects), 骨肉停勻 (well-proportioned) and the like. | 次骨. Meaning deeply. As in deeply hating someone is called 銜之次骨. | Having the meaning of firm and unyielding. As in one who speaks directly without flattery is called 骨鯁, 風骨 (integrity).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kotsu(コツ) コツ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hone(ほね) ほね

  • Strokes

    tip

    10 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    骨 (hone・honehen)

  • Related Keywords

    bone core character principle toil effort framework heart joint marrow skeletal skeleton structure

Sentences including 骨

  • I broke my arm.

  • I don't like to eat fish with many bones.

  • Don't spare yourself in this work.

  • He has an eye for antiques.

  • I broke my leg.

  • He put himself to much trouble on my behalf.

  • Thank you for your trouble.

  • He gave the dog a bone.

  • This hard work has made me very tired.

  • The work is well worth the trouble.

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