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骸骨 (がいこつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

骸がい骨こつ

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to the bony framework of a body, either literal or figurative.

博はく物ぶつ館かんで恐きょう竜りゅうの骸がい骨こつを見みた。
I saw a dinosaur skeleton at the museum.
骸がい骨こつのように痩やせた猫ねこが道みち端ばたに

い

た

。

There was a cat as thin as a skeleton by the roadside.

Written forms

骸がい骨こつUsage81%
Standard kanji spelling.
ガイコツUsage13%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
がい骨こつUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
がいこつUsage2%

Kanji

骸bone, body, corpse
骨skeleton, bone, remains

Similar words

骨こっ格かく
骨格 refers to the skeletal structure or framework, often in a more anatomical or structural sense, while 骸骨 emphasizes the whole skeleton as a visible or symbolic object.

Etymology

Compound of 骸 (remains, corpse) and 骨 (bone). The reading がいこつ is the on'yomi of both characters.