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骨 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「骨」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「骨」
On
コツこつ · kotsu
Kun
ほねhone
Meaning
bone; framework

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A picture of bone with flesh on it; the hard part that holds the body up — hence "bone."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコツこつkotsu骨子こっし筋骨きんこつ老骨ろうこつ
Kunほねhone骨ほね骨折りほねおり

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鉄骨てっこつ

    steel frame

  • 骨折こっせつ

    bone fracture

More words with this kanji

  • 骨髄こつずい
  • 頭蓋骨ずがいこつ
  • 肋骨ろっこつ
  • 骨董こっとう
  • 橈骨とうこつ
  • 肩胛骨けんこうこつ

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

牛乳(ぎゅうにゅう)は骨(ほね)を強(つよ)くする。

Milk makes your bones strong.

IDIOMS

Idioms with this kanji

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 骨Map of reading コツAll maps

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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