Meaning of 骨抜き(ほねぬき) in Japanese

骨抜き
Kana Reading
ほねぬき
Romaji
honenuki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
    Meaning
    boned (e.g. fish, etc.)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    watered down (e.g. plan, bill, etc.); mutilated
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    lacking integrity or moral backbone

Examples of 骨抜き, ほねぬき in a sentence

Related Kanji

骨 JLPT 2

10 strokes

skeleton, bone, remains, frame

On'Yomi: コツ

Kun'Yomi: ほね

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抜 JLPT 3

7 strokes

slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit

On'Yomi: バツ, ハツ, ハイ

Kun'Yomi: ぬ.く, -ぬ.く, ぬ.き, ぬ.ける, ぬ.かす, ぬ.かる

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