VocabJLPT N4
bone
Nounな-Adjective

Definitions

  1. 1. bone
  2. 2. frame
  3. 3. outline
This noun refers to the hard structures inside the body that form the skeleton, or bones. It can also be used figuratively to mean the core or framework of something, such as the backbone of a plan.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Yeah, if you can't see the backbone of a plan, it does make you uneasy, doesn't it.

Sentence 2

Excuse me, can you make this meat boneless?

Sentence 3

Why do all the tough jobs always end up coming to me?

Sentence 4

No way — you fell from that height and your bones are fine?

Sentence 5

Why are your bones so weak?