Meaning of 骨(ほね) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level

骨

JLPT 3

Kana Reading

ほね

Romaji

hone

Word Senses

• Parts of speech

  noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  Meaning

  bone

• Parts of speech

  Meaning

  frame

• Parts of speech

  Meaning

  outline; core

• Parts of speech

  Meaning

  backbone; spirit; fortitude

• Parts of speech

  adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

  Meaning

  laborious; troublesome; difficult

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Related Kanji

骨 JLPT 2

10 strokes

skeleton, bone, remains, frame

On'Yomi: コツ

Kun'Yomi: ほね

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