How to say 'Bone' in Japanese | 骨

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The Japanese word for Bone is 'Hone', written as 骨 in Japanese.'Bone' in hiragana is ほね.

word

骨

Meaning

Bone

Reading

ほね

hone

Kanji

骨Bone

Explanation

The Japanese noun '骨 (ほね)' primarily means 'bone'. It refers to the hard, rigid structures that form the skeleton of vertebrates. This word is commonly used in both literal and metaphorical contexts. For example: I broke my bone「骨を折った」(ほねをおった). This work is the backbone of the project「この仕事はプロジェクトの骨だ」(このしごとはプロジェクトのほねだ). In metaphorical usage, it can imply the core or essential part of something, as in the second example. The word is straightforward and widely used in everyday conversation as well as in medical or scientific contexts.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2044

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 骨

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

骨

Meaning

Bone

Words Related to 骨 Through the Kanji 骨

This Word contains the Kanji 骨 as well.

word

骨折

Meaning

Fracture

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'Hone' means 'Bone' .

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