How to say 'Fracture' in Japanese | 骨折

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The Japanese word for Fracture is 'Kossetsu', written as 骨折 in Japanese.'Fracture' in hiragana is こっせつ.

word

骨折

Meaning

Fracture

Reading

こっせつ

kossetsu

Kanji

骨Bone 折Bend, Fold

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '骨折 (こっせつ)' means 'fracture'. It refers to the breaking or cracking of a bone, often due to injury or trauma. This term is commonly used in medical contexts or when discussing injuries. For example: He has a fracture in his arm「彼は腕を骨折した」(かれはうでをこっせつした). The doctor said it's a serious fracture「医者はそれが深刻な骨折だと言った」(いしゃはそれがしんこくなこっせつだといった). Note that '骨折' can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation where someone has put in a lot of effort, as in '骨折り損のくたびれ儲け (こっせりぞんのくたびれもうけ)', meaning 'all that effort for nothing'.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4349

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 骨折

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

骨

Meaning

Bone

kanji

折

Meaning

Bend, Fold

Words Related to 骨折 Through the Kanji 骨

This Word contains the Kanji 骨 as well.

word

骨

Meaning

Bone

Words Related to 骨折 Through the Kanji 折

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 折 as well.

word

折角

Meaning

Effort

word

折

Meaning

Occasion

word

時折

Meaning

Occasionally

word

折れる

Meaning

Bend, Break

word

折る

Meaning

Break, Fold

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