noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', na-adjective, noun
Describes a person or body type with a naturally small, thin bone structure. Often used in contrast to 骨太 (big-boned).
Antonyms: 骨太
She is small-boned and gives a delicate impression.
People with a slender bone structure often have thin wrists.
Compound of 骨 (bone) and 細 (thin, slender). The reading ほねぼそ follows standard rendaku voicing.