骨 — kanji meaning “skeleton”
骨
skeleton, bone, remains, frame
- Meanings
- skeleton, bone, remains, frame
- On'yomi
- コツ (kotsu)
- Kun'yomi
- ほね
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 2
- Newspaper frequency
- #936 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 188
- Chinese reading
- gǔ, gū, gú — Chinese character page
Words with 骨
| 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 |
| 骨董 | こっとう kottou | antique; curio |
| 骨髄 | こつずい kotsuzui | bone marrow; medulla |
| 軟骨 | なんこつ nankotsu | cartilage |
| 骨盤 | こつばん kotsuban | pelvis |
| 骨抜き | ほねぬき honenuki | boning (fish or meat); deboning |
| 骨子 | こっし kosshi | main point; gist; essentials |
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