Quick answer
骨 is the kanji for "Bone / Frame / Remains". A common reading is ほね (hone). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Bone / Frame / Remains
Also : Bone · Frame · Remains · Skeleton
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Memory Aid
The kanji 骨 represents 'SKELETON'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of skeleton.
On-reading: こつ — remember this sound by associating it with skeleton. Kun-reading: ほね.
Example Sentences
転んで骨折したので、しばらく松葉杖が必要です。
ころんでこっせつしたので、しばらくまつばづえがひつようです。
I fell and fractured a bone, so I need crutches for a while.
骨の折れる仕事でも、諦めずに最後まで取り組みました。
ほねのおれるしごとでも、あきらめずにさいごまでとりくみました。
Even in demanding work, I tackled it without giving up to the end.
Vocabulary using 骨
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