How to say bone in Japanese

JLPTN3
骨★【ほねhone】 Inflection

noun:

  • bone
  • frame
  • outline; core
  • backbone; spirit; fortitude

adjectival noun / noun:

  • laborious; troublesome; difficult

Example Sentences

あなたanataにni不満fumanがgaありariますmasu。
I have a bone to pick with you.
眼窩gankaとtoはha、目meをwoいれているireteiru骨honeのnoいれものiremonoのnoことkotoですdesu。
The eye socket is the bone receptacle in which the eye fits.
費用hiyouはhaギリギリGIRIGIRIまでmade切り詰められたkiritsumerareta。
The budget was cut to the bone.
彼女kanojoはha会社kaishaのno方針houshinをwoもっとmotto頭atamaにniたたきこんだtatakikonda方が良いhougayoi。
She'd better bone up on company policy.
彼女kanojoはhaヒジHIJI先のsakino骨honeにni触られるsawarareruだけdakeでde悲鳴himeiをwoあげるageru。
She screams if you even touch her funny bone.

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