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骨抜き
ほねぬき
particle
Meanings
1
boning (fish or meat)
2
deboning
3
watering down (a plan, bill, etc.)
4
dilution
5
emasculation
6
taking the backbone out of
7
weakening
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 骨抜き in the wild?
Kanji in this word
骨
Skeleton, Bone, Remains
10 strokes
抜
Slip Out, Extract, Pull Out
7 strokes
More words with
骨
骨
ほね ·
bone
N3
鉄骨
てっこつ ·
steel frame
骨髄
こつずい ·
bone marrow
骨折
こっせつ ·
bone fracture
N3
露骨
ろこつ ·
blunt
N1
Full entry on Jisho
骨子
こっし ·
main point
遺骨
いこつ ·
cremated remains (esp. the bones)
骨格
こっかく ·
skeleton
More words with
抜
抜き
ぬき ·
leaving out
抜本的
ばっぽんてき ·
drastic
選抜
せんばつ ·
selection
抜群
ばつぐん ·
outstanding
抜け出す
ぬけだす ·
to slip out
N1
追い抜く
おいぬく ·
to pass (a car)
栓抜き
せんぬき ·
bottle opener
突き抜ける
つきぬける ·
to pierce through