髄
髄

marrow, pith, essence

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脳髄のうずいNounFreq #15942
1

brain

骨の髄まで骨のずいまでほねのずいまでExpressionFreq #27466
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to the core; to the bone; to the marrow

Examples
彼は骨の髄まで腐りきっている。
He is rotten to the core.
脊髄せきずいNounFreq #27745
1

Anatomy

spinal cord

真髄神髄しんずいNounFreq #32753
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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

Examples
実はこれこそが科学の神髄なのである。
This, in essence, is the secret of science.
髄ずいNounFreq #34618
1

Botany

medulla; pith

2

Anatomy

marrow

骨髄こつずいNounFreq #37223
1

Anatomy

bone marrow; medulla

2

heart's core; depths of one's heart

3

Obsolete term

main point; vital part

脊髄反射せきずいはんしゃNounFreq #39943
1

spinal reflex

延髄えんずいNoun～の Adj.Freq #48167
1

Anatomy

medulla oblongata

精髄せいずいNoun～の Adj.Freq #51276
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essence; kernel; spirit; pith

Examples
簡潔は機知の精髄。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
髄液ずいえきNounFreq #71604
1

Physiology

cerebrospinal fluid

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