ほね
Meanings
Noun
1. bone
It seems there are no abnormalities in the bones, and it looks like I can walk if I go slowly.
2. frame
3. outline; core
4. backbone; spirit; fortitude
Wow, you've got more backbone than I expected!
Adjective (な)
Noun
5. laborious; troublesome; difficult
Carrying this luggage by myself is hard work.
Pitch accent
ほ
ね
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains; to make efforts; to break a bone
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
Examples (26 in total)
It wasn't that much trouble.
People often tell me I've got backbone.
A bone got stuck in my throat.