骨子 (こっし) — main point, gist, essentials

Meanings

• main point
• gist
• essentials
• bones (e.g. of an idea)
• pith

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• こっ 骨 skeleton
• し 子 child

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