Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ほね > ぼね
Grade: 6
kun'yomi

(small) +‎ (bone)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ぼね) (kobone

  1. a small bone
    ()(ぼね)(おお)(さかな)
    kobone no ōi sakana
    a fish full of small bones

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 1
こつ
Grade: 6
kan'on

Noun

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(しょう)(こつ) (shōkotsu

  1. an ossicle
    Hyponym: 耳小骨 (jishōkotsu)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN