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骨
Bone
ほね (hone)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
After cremation in Japan, family members use chopsticks together to carefully place the remaining bones into an urn during a ceremony called 骨上げ (kotsuage). This is a unique and important Japanese funeral custom.
Memory Trick
Imagine a skeleton standing upright, with every bone supporting the body. Those strong bones help you remember 骨 means 'bone.'
Readings
Onyomi: コツ (kotsu)
Kunyomi: ほね (hone)
Example Words
骨
ほね (hone)
Bone
骨折
こっせつ (kossetsu)
Broken bone
骨董品
こっとうひん (kottouhin)
Antique
骨格
こっかく (kokkaku)
Skeleton
Example Sentence
彼 は 転んで 骨折 しました。
かれ は ころんで こっせつ しました。
kare wa koronde kossetsu shimashita
He fell and broke a bone.