屋台骨

Japanese
Kanji in this term
屋 台 骨
や
Grade: 3		 だい
Grade: 2		 ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
on’yomi kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
屋臺骨 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) やだいぼね [yàdáíbóné] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) やだ​いぼね [yàdáꜜìbònè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠da̠ibo̞ne̞]

Noun

屋(や)台(だい)骨(ぼね) • (yadaibone) 

  1. (literally) framework, foundation (骨) of a stall (屋台)
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. (figuratively) framework, foundation
    チームの屋(や)台(だい)骨(ぼね)を支(ささ)える
    chīmu no yadaibone o sasaeru
    to support the foundation of the team

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