骨
骨·bone
- On-yomi
- コツ
- Kun-yomi
- ほね
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骨 | ほね | bone |
| 骨折 | こっせつ | a fracture |
| 鉄骨 | てっこつ | steel frame |
| 背骨 | せぼね | spine, backbone |
Example sentences
魚の骨に気をつけてください。
さかなのほねにきをつけてください。
Please watch out for the fish bones.
スキーで足を骨折しました。
すきーであしをこっせつしました。
I broke my leg skiing.
一人で引っ越すのは骨が折れる仕事だ。
ひとりでひっこすのはほねがおれるしごとだ。
Moving house on your own is back-breaking work.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 骨折 as *ほねおり; the medical word is こっせつ
- Taking 骨が折れる literally — as an idiom it means 'to be hard work'
Memory aid
Picture it
A joint drawn on top with 月 (the flesh radical) below — bone inside the body.
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