ちょう
彫
しん
心
る
鏤
こつ
骨

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

Messages.yoji.
  1. laborious work, lucubration, lucubrations, painstakingly polishing a piece of literary work.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょう
彫
しん
心
る
鏤
こつ
骨
 彫心鏤骨 ちょうしんるこつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

carve, engrave, chisel
ほ.る　チョウ (8th, N1)
circumference, circuit, lap
シュウ　まわ.り　あまね (4th, N2)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
good luck(吉) variant
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン　セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
inlay, set, mount
ちりば.める　ル　ロウ (Kentei 1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
frequently, tie
ロウ　ル　つな.ぐ (Kentei Pre-1)
spit, skewer
くし　カン　ケン (11th)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
woman, female
ジョ　おんな　め (1st, N5)
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)