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English to Japanese Dictionary

skeleton Meaning in Japanese (skeleton 英語 意味)

骨格, 骨組み, 痩せこけた人
骨格 in English:skeleton
IPA:kɔkːaɡɯ
Phonetic:こっかく
Quick Answer • 要約

skeleton の日本語の意味は「骨格, 骨組み, 痩せこけた人」です。 (動物や人間の体を支え、保護する骨の内部構造。)

Definitions of Skeleton

  1. 1
    noun
    骨格

    The skeleton is the internal framework of bones that supports and protects the body of an animal or human.

    動物や人間の体を支え、保護する骨の内部構造。

  2. 2
    noun
    骨組み

    A skeleton can also refer to the basic supporting framework or structure of an object, building, or plan.

    物体、建物、計画などの基本的な支持構造や骨格。

  3. 3
    noun(informal)
    痩せこけた人

    Informally, a skeleton can describe a person who is extremely thin, often due to illness or starvation.

    病気や飢餓のために極度に痩せた人を指す俗語。

Example Sentences

scientific

“The human skeleton consists of 206 bones.”

人間の骨格は206個の骨から成る。

“They found the complete skeleton of an ancient dinosaur.”

古代の恐竜の完全な骨格を発見した。

“After the fire, only the skeleton of the building remained.”

火事の後、建物の骨組みだけが残った。

Synonyms (類語)

In English:

frameframeworkbone structurecarcass

Antonyms (対義語)

Inflected Word Forms

adjectiveskeletal
adverbskeletally

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

skeleton in the closetidiom

A shameful or embarrassing secret from the past that someone wants to keep hidden.

skeleton staffcollocation

The minimum number of employees needed to keep an organization or service operating.

a mere skeletonexpression

Someone or something that is extremely thin or reduced to its basic framework.