Kanji

髄

marrow, pith, essence

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

19 strokes

Radical

骨部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ズイ

Nanori (Name Reading)

すね, なか

Common Readings

ズイ

Example sentences

脳髄 のうずい
恐怖 脳髄 駆け抜けた

Fear ran through his brain.

骨の髄まで ほねのずいまで
骨の髄まで 悪党

He is a villain to the core.

脊髄 せきずい
脊髄 中枢神経系 一部 です

The spinal cord is part of the central nervous system.

中枢神経系 ちゅうすうしんけいけい
脊髄 人間 における 中枢神経系 構成 している

The brain and spinal cord constitute the central nervous system in the human body.

真髄 しんずい
この 小説 日本 文化 真髄 見事 描き出している

This novel brilliantly depicts the true essence of Japanese culture.

抉剔 けってき
学者 古文書 真髄 抉剔 した

The scholar extracted the essence of the ancient documents.

神髄 しんずい
伝統 工芸 神髄 極めた

He mastered the true essence of traditional crafts.

骨髄 こつずい
患者 骨髄 移植 受けた

The patient received a bone marrow transplant.

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