Memory phrase for the Kanji: 骨


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Meaning

bone, skeleton, frame

Pronunciation

KOTSU
hone

Explanation

From top: bone (pictograph of a vertebra), cover , body/flesh /

Mnemonic

The bones of the body are the bones.

Radicals

bone
body part, meatThis radical is at the left side of a character and typically drawn as: , which looks equal to: "moon, month " but still has the meaning body-part.
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Vocabulary

 骨折  こっせつ  bone fracture
 軟骨  なんこつ  cartilage
 露骨  ろこつ  (1) frank/blunt/plain/outspoken/(2) conspicuous/open/(3) broad/suggestive
 骨董品  こっとうひん  curio

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