# 骨 — Bone

Frequency rank 738 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 堂 (Hall), less common than 街 (Streets).

- On’yomi: こつ
- Kun’yomi: ほね
- Radical: 骨 Bone (Kangxi 188)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A forehead (冎) connects to the moon (月) — your skull above and your body below, the framework of bone that holds you together.

In words:

- 骨 ほね — bone
- 骨折 こっせつ — bone fracture
- 露骨 ろこつ — 1.  frank;blunt;plain;outspoken; 2.  conspicuous;open; 3.  broad;suggestive

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