骨ほね

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈魚さかな〉の骨ほねを取とるto remove the bones from (a fish)

  魚さかなの骨ほねを丁てい寧ねいに取とった。

  I carefully removed the bones from the fish.

• 〈体からだ〉の骨ほねを折おるto break a bone (in one's body)

  彼かれはスキーで足あしの骨ほねを折おった。

  He broke a bone in his leg skiing.

• 骨ほねが丈じょう夫ぶだto have strong, sturdy bones

  牛ぎゅう乳にゅうをよく飲のむと骨ほねが丈じょう夫ぶになる。

  Drinking milk regularly makes your bones strong.

• 〈仕し事ごと〉が骨ほねだ(a task) is troublesome or laborious

  この作さ業ぎょうはなかなか骨ほねだ。

  This task is quite a chore.

• 骨ほねを惜おしまないto spare no effort

  彼かれは仕し事ごとに骨ほねを惜おしまない人ひとだ。

  He's a person who spares no effort in his work.

Expressions· 22

• 馬うまの骨ほねperson of doubtful origin; nobody
• 骨ほねが折おれるbe hard (to do); be difficult; require much effort; be laborious
• 顎あごの骨ほねjawbone; mandible
• 骨ほねと皮かわskin and bones; nothing but skin and bones
• 水母くらげの骨ほねsomething extremely rare; something unexpected to exist

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