Vocabulary

What does 骨抜き (ほねぬき, honenuki) mean?

骨抜き (ほねぬき, honenuki) means boning (fish or meat); deboning.

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Readingほねぬき
Romajihonenuki
Part of speechnoun, no-adjective
ほねぬき
honenuki

boning (fish or meat); deboning

  1. 1noun · no-adjective boning (fish or meat); deboning
  2. 2noun · no-adjective watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation
  3. 3noun · no-adjective taking the backbone out of; weakening

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