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    3. 骨身

    骨身

    骨ほね身み

    flesh and bones

    KMT10News #37+1NounMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ほねみ

    Noun

    1.
    flesh and bones

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    骨ほね身みに染しみる寒さむさだった。

    It was a cold that chilled me to the bone.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    骨ほね身みの健けん康こうは、日ひ々びの食しょく生せい活かつにかかっている。

    The health of one's flesh and bones depends on daily eating habits.

    KMT9Medicine & HealthFood & Dining
    遠とおい故こ郷きょうを思おもい、骨ほね身みにしみる寂さびしさを感かんじた。

    Thinking of my distant hometown, I felt a loneliness that pierced me to the bone.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれは骨ほね身みを惜おしまず働はたらいた。

    He worked tirelessly (without sparing his flesh and bones).

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    骨ほね身みを削けずるような努ど力りょくが、ついに実みを結むすんだ。

    The kind of effort that grinds one's flesh and bones finally bore fruit.

    KMT10Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    骨
    ほね…(1)
    skeleton・bone・remains・frame
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
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