小骨

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小 骨
こ
Grade: 1
ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun’yomi

小 (“small”) +‎ 骨 (“bone”)

Pronunciation

Noun

小(こ)骨(ぼね) • (kobone) 

  1. a small bone
    小(こ)骨(ぼね)の多(おお)い魚(さかな)
    kobone no ōi sakana
    a fish full of small bones

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小 骨
しょう
Grade: 1
こつ
Grade: 6
kan’on

Noun

小(しょう)骨(こつ) • (shōkotsu) 

  1. an ossicle
    Hyponym: 耳小骨 (jishōkotsu)

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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