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Kanji Detail for 骸 - "remains, corpse, skeleton"

  • Meaning

    骸 means "remains, corpse, skeleton."

    1. Remains - What is left after death.

    2. Corpse - A dead body.

    3. Skeleton - The bone structure.

  • Words using

    • 骸骨 がいこつ Listen skeleton
  • Tattoo check:

    • Verified meaning: remains, corpse, skeleton
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かいじ, かいしゅう)
    • Traditionally considered inauspicious in names — Japanese readers may find it an unlucky choice. Check the meanings above carefully before using it on skin.

    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

    Surnames (かいじ)Listen (かいしゅう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bone; body; corpse

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    skeleton, body; leg bone

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    bones of the body

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    skeleton, body; leg bone

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

    Bone. A person who is uninhibited is called 放浪形骸 (letting the body roam free).
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
  • Related Keywords

Sentences including

  • He looks just like a skeleton.

  • She cried at the sight of her father's dead body.

  • Every family has a skeleton in the closet.

  • The explorers discovered a skeleton in the cave.

  • That's not a bear anymore. That's bear goo.

  • He identified the wreck of the Titanic.

  • A stewardess was rescued from the wreck.

  • Thousands of dead fish have been found floating in the lake.

  • The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.

  • It took several hours to clear the mess left from the wreck of the truck and several cars.

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