骸
body, bone, corpse

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

カイガイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

むくろ

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:16
JLPT:N/A
Frequency:N/A

Vocabulary

ガイ

WordReadingMeaning
骸骨がいこつskeleton
骸骨ガイコツskeleton
形骸けいがい(soulless) body; framework (of a building, etc.); skeleton; remains; ruin; wreck; mere shell; mere name; dead letter
死骸しがい(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
遺骸いがいremains; corpse; body

Other

WordReadingMeaning
骸からshell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
亡骸なきがらremains; corpse; (dead) body
骸むくろ(dead) body; corpse
骸に閉じこもるからにとじこもるto withdraw into oneself; to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
骸骨を乞うがいこつをこうto tender one's resignation