硬骨

こうこつ

Also written 鯁骨

Meanings

1. Noun bone
2. Noun, の-adjective, な-adjective firmness (of character); backbone; unyielding spirit

Kanji

• 硬 hard. Read as コウ.
• 骨 bone. Read as コツ.

Words containing 硬骨

• 硬骨魚類 (こうこつぎょるい) bony fishes
• 硬骨漢 (こうこつかん) man of principle
• 硬骨魚 (こうこつぎょ) bony fish

And 2 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists