What is the Kanji for "Bone"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Bone", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Bone" is "骨".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Hone".

Its onyomi reading is "Kotsu".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The component "冎" . And The kanji "肉" means "Meat" and can be read as "Niku".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "骨" mean in japanese?

"骨" means "Bone".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

骨: "Bone". The Japanese noun '骨 (ほね)' refers to the hard, rigid structures that make up the skeleton of vertebrate animals, including humans. Bones provide structure, support, and protection for the body. They are composed of calcium, phosphorus, and other minerals. The term '骨' can be used to describe both individual bones, as well as the entire skeletal system. For example: The bone is strong - (骨は強い). I broke my bone - (私の骨を折った).

骨折: "Break (bone)". The verbal noun '骨折 (こっせつ)' means 'to break (a bone)'. It refers to the action of a bone being fractured or broken, often as a result of an injury or accident. This term is commonly used in medical contexts to describe a broken bone that requires treatment. For example: She broke her arm in the fall - (彼女は転んで腕を骨折した). The patient suffered a broken leg - (患者は脚を骨折した).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "こ" is read as "ko". The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu". The hiragana "ほ" is read as "ho". And The hiragana "ね" is read as "ne".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.