10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N2

skeleton, bone, remains, frame

Kun'yomi
  • bone ②frame ③laborious
On'yomi
  • knack ②bone ③cremated remains (esp. the bones)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ほね 65.5%
コツ 34.5%

Character Breakdown

skeleton, bone, remains
ほね コツ (6th, N2)
cut flesh from bones(剮) variant
カ ケ わ.ける
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)

Common Words

bone ②frame ③laborious
bone fracture
rib ②frame (of a ship)
skeleton ②framework
person of doubtful origin
flesh and bones
boning (fish or meat) ②watering down (a plan, bill, etc.) ③taking the backbone out of
waste of labor or energy
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References

Unicode hex code 9AA8
JIS X 0208 1-25-92
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5236
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6784
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2654
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3288
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1699
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2310
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1288
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1383
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1081
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1213
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 971
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 45098
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 867
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1266
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1340
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1017
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 877
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 899
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1104
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1922
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1297
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4b6.14
Four corner code 7722.7
De Roo Code 3646