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骸
骸
16 strokes
Grade 8

Meanings

bone
body
corpse

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ガイ
カイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
むくろ

Common Words

残骸
ざんがい
Noun
Freq #8621
1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

Examples
船が沈没してしまってのち、船の残骸が引き上げられた。
The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.
死骸
しがい
屍骸
Noun
Freq #9156
1

(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains

殻
から
骸
Noun
Freq #9445
1

shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff

Examples
飲み物はヤシの実の殻に入れてあった。
The drinks were served in coconut shells.
頭蓋骨
ずがいこつ
とうがいこつ
Noun
Freq #13552
1

skull; cranium

Examples
調べを進めるうちに、頭蓋骨が、何か重い一撃を受けて打ち砕かれているのが明らかになった。
Closer examination revealed that the skull had been crushed by some heavy blow.
亡骸
亡き骸
なきがら
Noun
Freq #13908
1

remains; corpse; (dead) body

Examples
彼女は父親の亡骸を見て泣いた。
She cried at the sight of her father's dead body.
躯
骸
身
むくろ
Noun
Freq #14109
1

(dead) body; corpse

骸骨
がいこつ
ガイコツ
Noun
Freq #14877
1

skeleton

Examples
どこの家庭にも戸棚に骸骨がある。
Every family has a skeleton in the closet.
遺骸
いがい
ゆいがい
Noun
Freq #28514
1

remains; corpse; body

形骸化
けいがいか
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #45308
1

becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality

形骸
けいがい
Noun
Freq #61929
1

(soulless) body

2

framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; remains; ruin; wreck

3

mere shell; mere name; dead letter

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