Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 骨と皮(ほねとかわ) in Japanese

骨と皮
Kana Reading
ほねとかわ
Romaji
honetokawa
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    skin and bones
    Example sentence
    やせ衰えて骨と皮ばかりになった。 I wasted away to skin and bone.

Examples of 骨と皮, ほねとかわ in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

5 strokes

pelt, skin, hide, leather, skin radical (no. 107)

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: かわ

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JLPT 2

10 strokes

skeleton, bone, remains, frame

On'Yomi: コツ

Kun'Yomi: ほね

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