Japanese symbol for “painstakingly”
骨身を惜しまず
ほねみをおしまず
Romaji: honemiooshimazu
unsparing; without stinting; painstakingly; tirelessly
In Japanese, painstakingly is 骨身を惜しまず, read ほねみをおしまず (honemiooshimazu).
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Meanings
- exp unsparing; without stinting; painstakingly; tirelessly
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “painstakingly”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骨身を惜しまない | ほねみをおしまない honemiooshimanai | unsparing; without stinting; painstakingly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骨折 | こっせつ kossetsu | bone fracture |
| 露骨 | ろこつ rokotsu | open; unconcealed; undisguised |
| 鉄骨 | てっこつ tekkotsu | steel frame; steel beam; steel girder |
| 骨格 | こっかく kokkaku | skeleton; skeletal structure; build |
| 背骨 | せぼね sebone | spine; backbone; spinal column |
| 遺骨 | いこつ ikotsu | cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes |
| 自身 | じしん jishin | (one's) self; oneself; yourself |
| 出身 | しゅっしん shusshin | one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school) |
| 惜しい | おしい oshii | regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate |
See also: Chinese symbol for “painstakingly”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.