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    3. 骨

    骨

    骨ほね

    bone

    N3KMT5News #4+1CoreMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab10 strokes

    ほね

    Noun

    1.
    bone
    2.
    frame
    3.
    outline, core
    4.
    backbone, spirit, fortitude

    Noun, Adjective

    5.
    laborious, troublesome, difficult

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    魚さかなにはたくさんの骨ほねがあります。

    Fish have many bones.

    KMT3Food & DiningAnimals
    転ころんで腕うでの骨ほねを折おってしまいました。

    I fell and broke a bone in my arm.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthDaily Life
    骨ほねを強つよくするために、カルシウムを多おおく摂 るべきです。

    You should consume a lot of calcium to strengthen your bones.

    KMT5Medicine & HealthFood & Dining
    骨こっ折せつの治ち療りょうには時じ間かんがかかります。

    Treatment for a bone fracture takes time.

    KMT5Medicine & Health
    彼かれは骨ほねの髄ずいまで日 本 人 だ。

    He is Japanese to the core (lit. to the marrow of his bones).

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    骨
    ほね…(1)
    skeleton・bone・remains・frame
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