Translation guide
The hard parts inside a body that form the skeleton. Also used in expressions about the core of something, or to describe something very difficult.
The hard, rigid organ that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates.
The general word for bone in the body. Can refer to a single bone or bones collectively.
The dog is gnawing on a bone.
I fell and broke a bone.
Bone used as a material (e.g., for tools, carving) or as a part of food (e.g., fish bones, chicken bones).
Same word as anatomical bone, but context makes it clear. Often used in cooking contexts.
This fish has a lot of bones.
Make soup from chicken bones.
The most basic or important part of something; the underlying structure.
Literally 'bone structure', used for the framework of a building, plan, or argument.
Please explain the framework of the plan.
The main points or gist; often used in formal contexts like policy outlines.
Skeleton or framework; can be used for physical skeletons or abstract structures.
Describing a task or situation that requires great effort, like 'backbreaking work'.
Expressing that something affects you deeply or completely, as in 'chilled to the bone'.
A strong intuition or premonition.
Can also be used for deeply felt intuition, though more commonly for physical sensations.
His words sank deep into my bones.
The katakana word ボーン (bōn) is sometimes used in product names or as a loanword in specific contexts (e.g., 'bone conduction headphones' 骨伝導イヤホン, but not ボーン), but for the body part, always use 骨 (ほね). Using ボーン for a skeleton bone would sound unnatural.
I summarized the main points of the proposal.
組織の骨格を作る。
Build the framework of the organization.
To feel something keenly, often cold or kindness. Literally 'soak into bone and body'.
The cold pierces me to the bone.