Kanji

骨

骨

skeleton, bone, remains, frame

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

骨部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ほね

Nanori (Name Reading)

ほね

Common Readings

コツ, ほね

Example sentences

骨 ほね
彼 は 事故 で 足 の 骨 を 折った

He broke a bone in his leg in an accident.

咥える くわえる
犬 が 大きな 骨 を 咥えていた 。

The dog was holding a big bone in its mouth.

露骨 ろこつ
彼 は 不機嫌 を 露骨 に 顔 に 出した 。

He showed his displeasure plainly on his face.

骨折 こっせつ
昨日 の スキー で 転んで 、 足 を 骨折 して しまった 。

I fell while skiing yesterday and fractured my leg.

松葉杖 まつばづえ
彼 は 足 を 骨折 して 、 松葉杖 を つきながら 歩いている 。

He broke his leg and is walking with crutches.

骨が折れる ほねがおれる
この 技術 文書 を 翻訳 する の は 、 なかなか 骨が折れる 。

Translating this technical document is quite a daunting task.

無骨 ぶこつ
彼 は 無骨な 男 だが 、 心 は 温かい 。

He is a rugged man, but he has a warm heart.

鎖骨 さこつ
彼 は 転んで 鎖骨 を 折った 。

He fell and broke his collarbone.

背骨 せぼね
事故 で 背骨 を 折って しまった

I broke my spine in an accident.

椎間板 ついかんばん
椎間板 は 背骨 の 間 の クッション の 役割 を 果たしている 。

The intervertebral disk acts as a cushion between the vertebrae.

Example Vocabulary

骨

ほね

bone; frame; spirit

露骨

ろこつ

frank; blunt; open; outspoken

骨折

こっせつ

bone fracture; breaking a bone

骨が折れる

ほねがおれる

to be difficult; to be hard; to require much effort

無骨

ぶこつ

rugged; unrefined; uncouth; bony

頭蓋骨

ずがいこつ

鎖骨

さこつ

clavicle; collarbone

肋骨

あばらぼね

背骨

せぼね

spine; backbone

骨格

こっかく

skeleton; framework

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