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Words — 1 found

ほねぬ 骨抜き
Common word Links
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. boning (fish or meat); deboning​
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation​
  • かれ彼の
  • ていあん提案
  • は
  • ほねぬ骨抜き
  • になった
    • 。
His proposal has been watered down.
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
3. taking the backbone out of; weakening​
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Kanji — 2 found

8.165461088291956
10 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6.
骨
skeleton, bone, remains, frame
Kun: ほね
On: コツ
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8.444622151139546
7 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
抜
slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit
Kun: ぬ.く、 -ぬ.く、 ぬ.き、 ぬ.ける、 ぬ.かす、 ぬ.かる
On: バツ、 ハツ、 ハイ
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Sentences — 2 found

  • 182896
    • ぎかい議会
    • を
    • つうか通過
    • し
    • ないうちに
    • その
    • ほうあん法案
    • は
    • ほねぬ骨抜き
    • に
    • された
      • 。
    The bill was eviscerated before being passed by the legislature. — Tatoeba
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