# 骨 — bone

骨 means “bone”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: コツ (kotsu). Kun'yomi: ほね (hone). You'll see it in words such as 骨 (hone, “bone”).

- Meaning: bone
- On'yomi: コツ (kotsu)
- Kun'yomi: ほね (hone)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Body & health 1

## Words with 骨

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 骨 | ほね (hone) | bone |

## Don't confuse it with

[滑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slide/)

## More in the “Body & health 1” set

[療](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/heal/) · [亡](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/deceased/) · [背](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/back/) · [康](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/health/) · [痛](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/pain/) · [骨](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bone/) · [臓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/internal-organ/) · [吸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suck/) · [看](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/watch-over/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/bone/. Last updated 2026-11-01.