Learn Japanese — where understanding folds into fluency.

Join the Newsletter

Connect

Email Discord Instagram TikTok YouTube LinkedIn Bluesky X

© 2026 Kumiai Inc. All rights reserved.

About FAQ Contact Status Privacy Terms

骨惜しみ (ほねおしみ) — sparing oneself | Kumi Dictionary

Dictionary
Kanji Vocab
骨惜しみ

骨惜しみ

骨ほねお惜しみ

sparing oneself

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology24 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

ほねおしみ

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

1.

sparing oneself, laziness

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 24

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

skeleton・bone・remains・frame

お.しい・お.しむ…(1)

pity・be sparing of・frugal・stingy・regret

Track your mastery

Kumi's KMT system will track your mastery across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, and reading. Create an account to join the waitlist for 220,000+ concepts.

Related concepts for this entry

Used in vocabulary

骨
惜
し
み