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N3Kanji

骨

bone

Readings

On
コツ
Kun
ほね

Examples

骨（ほね）、骨折（こっせつ）、骨格（こっかく）

bone, fracture, skeleton

Note

On-reading (コツ) is used in compounds; kun-reading (ほね) is used standalone or with okurigana. Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation.

Questions that use this word

N3 2 · N2 2 · N1 3

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N1N1 語彙

    「骨を折る」の意味として最も適切なものはどれか。

    Answer: 誰かのために苦労して努力する

  • N2N2 文法

    足を骨折していて、まだ歩き___。

    Answer: づらい

  • N2N2 漢字

    「骨格」の読み方はどれですか？

    Answer: こっかく

  • N3N3 漢字

    「骨」の読み方は？

    Answer: ほね

  • N3N3 語彙

    「骨を折る」の意味はどれですか？

    Answer: 苦労する

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