コツ (こつ) Japanese meaning

コツ (こつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

要よう領りょうN2sense 1
コツ is the practical trick or feel for doing something well, while 要領 is the more general knack of handling a task efficiently (often used for procedure or method).
遺い骨こつ sense 3
コツ in this sense refers to the actual bone fragments collected after cremation, while 遺骨 is the broader, more formal term for a person's cremated remains as a whole.
秘ひ訣けつN1sense 1
コツ is a casual, everyday word for a small trick or technique, whereas 秘訣 sounds more formal, framing the tip as a 'secret' to success.
呼こ吸きゅうN3
呼吸 in this sense refers to the subtle feel or rhythm needed to do something well, while コツ is the more casual, everyday word for a trick or shortcut.

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ノウハウ
コツ is a specific trick or knack for doing one particular thing well, while ノウハウ covers a broader accumulated body of practical expertise.
テクニックN2
コツ is a colloquial word for the 'trick' or 'knack' to doing something well, while テクニック is a slightly more formal loanword for a defined technique.
技わざN2
コツ is the knack or trick to doing something well, while 技 is the actual technique or move itself.

骨ほねN4
骨 read as コツ means a knack or trick (or bone fragments in funerary use), while the same kanji read as 骨（ほね) is the ordinary word for a physical bone.

コツUsage47%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common and matches usual-kana usage for the knack/skill sense. The reading is こつ.
骨こつUsage48%
Kanji spelling for the bone/remains senses. Not normally used for the 'knack' sense.
こつUsage5%
Hiragana spelling, also used.

From the Sino-Japanese reading of 骨 (bone). The 'knack' sense likely developed from the idea of 'getting to the bone' or essence of a skill.