ほね
骨
ぬ
抜
　
き

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. boning (fish or meat), deboning.
  2. watering down (a plan, bill, etc.), dilution, emasculation.
  3. taking the backbone out of, weakening.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほね
骨
ぬ
抜
　
き
 骨抜き ほねぬき ✔

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)
slip out, extract, pull out
ぬ.く　バツ　ぬき (Early Jr. High, N3)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
friend
とも　ユウ　う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)