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Meaning of 骸骨(がいこつ) in Japanese

骸骨, がい骨
Kana Reading
がいこつ
Romaji
gaikotsu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    skeleton
    Example sentence
    骸骨のようにやせている。 He looks just like a skeleton.

Examples of 骸骨, がい骨, がいこつ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

10 strokes

skeleton, bone, remains, frame

On'Yomi: コツ

Kun'Yomi: ほね

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16 strokes

bone, body, corpse

On'Yomi: ガイ, カイ

Kun'Yomi: むくろ

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