ドクロ

noun

skull; death's head; cranium

Often refers to a weathered skull used as a symbol of death, but can also mean a skull in general. The katakana form ドクロ is most common.

• 海かい賊ぞく旗きにはドクロが描えがかれている。

  A skull is drawn on the pirate flag.

• 砂さ漠ばくで動どう物ぶつのドクロを見みつけた。

  I found an animal skull in the desert.