骨ほねhone骨ほね骨ほねShow answer(Space)Suspend(@)Hone: Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels骨ほね骨ほねhoneCommonRelative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)CommonJLPT N4Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardestJLPT N4Noun (common)Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Noun (common)boneEXAMPLE骨(ほね)が喉(のど)にささった。The bone caught in my throat.frameoutline; corebackbone; spirit; fortitudeEXAMPLE彼(かれ)はなかなか骨(ほね)っぽい男(おとこ)だ。He is a man of spirit.laborious; troublesome; difficultな-adj.Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)な-adj.EXAMPLEこの問題(もんだい)は理解(りかい)するのが骨(ほね)だ。It is difficult for me to understand this question.Hone: Photo by Engin Akyurt on Pexels骨ほね骨ほねhoneboneWhat does 骨 mean in English?bone(n)frame(n)outline; core(n)backbone; spirit; fortitude(n)laborious; troublesome; difficult(adj-na, n)Search the picture dictionary for 骨