fish bones; bony parts left after filleting
Refers to the remaining bones, head, and scraps after a fish is filleted. Often used in cooking contexts, e.g., making stock.
If you make stock with fish bones, it gives a good flavor.
Especially used for a person's character flaw or shortcoming. Often in the phrase アラを探す (find fault).
rice chaff
Rare, specific term for the husks separated during rice polishing. Not commonly used in everyday conversation.
A lot of rice chaff comes out at the rice-polishing factory.
He is always finding fault with others.
He has a rough personality, but you can't hate him.
Instead of just finding faults, let's look for the good points.
coarse; rough
mostly; almost; nearly; for the most part · roughly; approximately; about
ore
outline; summary; plot synopsis; argument
coarse salt; unrefined salt
roughly; broadly; more or less
gross profit; gross margin
ring-cupped oak; Japanese blue oak
simmered fish scraps in soy sauce
residual heat of freshly cooked food
gross profit margin
unpolished gem; uncut gem; rough gemstone
bark; husk; untanned pelt
somewhat coarse; rather rough · coarse mesh; coarse texture; coarse weave; bastard cut (file)
rough grindstone; coarse whetstone
Katakana spelling is common for the fish-bones sense; also used for the flaw sense. It is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Rarely used kanji form.
Kanji form; rarely used. May appear in some compounds or literary contexts.
The origin is uncertain. The word may be related to the stem of the adjective 荒い (rough, wild), but the exact derivation is unclear.