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.

肋骨 あばらぼね
彼はサッカーの試合中に衝突し、肋骨を骨折した。

He collided during a soccer match and fractured his rib.

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

rib; rib bone

背骨

せぼね

spine; backbone

骨格

こっかく

skeleton; framework

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