ほね
hone
JLPT N210 strokesKanjiLevel 72 - JLPT N2

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ほね/ honeonこつ/ kotsu

kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading

Practice writing

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Memory Aid

Meaning ·

The kanji 骨 represents 'SKELETON'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of skeleton.

Reading ·

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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