Lingaku骨【こつ】
Frequency rank: 1,743.
- knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hangword usually written using kana alone
- bone; skeleton
- cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 骨【こつ】【コツ】Frequency rank: 1,743.
- こつFrequency rank: 42,321. – 43,060.
- コツFrequency rank: 8,788. – 8,802.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hang
- bone; skeleton
- cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
This meaning refers to an acquired skill or understanding of how to do something effectively or efficiently.
He is confident in his cooking skills and taught me tricks that anyone can easily do.
This meaning refers to the hard structures that make up the skeleton of vertebrate animals and also can refer to the physical element in a biological context.
This meaning refers to the remains of a body after cremation, particularly emphasizing the bone fragments and ashes.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ほねをおる骨を折るto make an effortほね骨のずい髄までto the boneほねとかわ骨と皮skin and bonesほね骨をみせる見せるto show one's true selfほね骨すき好きbone aficionado (someone who loves bones)こっせつ骨折bone fractureこっかく骨格skeleton structureほね骨のためfor the sake of one's bones (for health)こっとうひん骨董品antique (literally bone thing)ほね骨のあるhaving substance (meaningful)ほねをうめる骨を埋めるto settle down (to lay down one's bones in a place)
Example sentences
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Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?
The eye socket is the bone receptacle in which the eye fits.
To take good pictures there are some knacks to learn and a little trick.
I took no little pains to help him out of the difficulty.
Mother went to a lot of trouble to prepare dinner for our guests.
Father went to a lot of trouble to prepare dinner for our guests.
She has perfected the art of handling difficult customers.
She directed her efforts at learning to speak English.
She directed her efforts at learning to speak English.
She screams if you even touch her funny bone.
When he broke his leg, he had to use crutches for 3 months.