ほね
骨
お
惜
　
し
　
み

noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. sparing oneself, laziness.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほね
骨
お
惜
　
し
　
み
 骨惜しみ ほねおしみ

Contained Kanji 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)
pity, be sparing of, frugal
お.しい　セキ (Late Jr. High, N1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
once upon a time, antiquity, old times
むかし　セキ　シャク (3rd, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)