小骨

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

(small) +‎ (bone)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ぼね) (kobone

  1. a small bone
    ()(ぼね)(おお)(さかな)
    kobone no ōi sakana
    a fish full of small bones

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on

Noun

(しょう)(こつ) (shōkotsu

  1. an ossicle
    Hyponym: 耳小骨 (jishōkotsu)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN