ほね

bone

Also:frame, outline, backbone

What does mean?

is a Japanese noun meaning bone in English. It can also be translated as frame, outline, backbone depending on context. It is written as in kanji, ほね in hiragana, and hone in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

が完全にくっつくには1ヶ月くらいはかかるだろう。

It'll take the bone a month or so to set completely.