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Kanji 骨: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 骨: skeleton, bone, remains, frame

Key takeaways

Kanji 骨: skeleton, bone, remains, frame. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

骨
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Meaning

skeletonboneremainsframe

On reading

コツ

Kun reading

ほね

Radical

骨

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 骨

skeleton, bone, remains, frame

Kanji structure breakdown

骨

Structure breakdown

月

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

The kanji for bone (骨) represents the skeleton inside the body's flesh (月/肉). The top part depicts a joint or skull, while the bottom part, which looks like 'moon', actually represents the flesh of the body.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

コツ
  • 骨こつ

    knack / skill / technique

  • 露骨ろこつ

    frank / blunt / obvious

Kun reading

ほね
  • 骨ほね

    bone

Commonly used words

  • 骨
    こつ

    knack / skill / technique

  • 露骨
    ろこつ

    frank / blunt / obvious

  • 骨
    ほね

    bone

Example sentences

Example 1

この店は骨董品を売っています。

Translation

This shop sells antiques.

Example 2

祖父が集めた骨董品が家にあります。

Translation

There are antiques collected by my grandfather at home.

Example 3

この料理のこつを教えてください。

Translation

Please teach me the knack for this dish.

Example 4

仕事のこつをつかむのは大事だ。

Translation

Grasping the knack for work is important.

Kanji 骨: skeleton, bone, remains, frame | Daily Nihongo