Word Meaning 洗骨

せんこつ senkotsu

洗骨 is read as せんこつ (senkotsu) and means washing of cremated bones before placing them in a funerary urn (esp. in Okinawa).

Meaning

English

  1. washing of cremated bones before placing them in a funerary urn (esp. in Okinawa)

Reading

Kana

せんこつ

Romaji

senkotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 138313 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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洗濯

せんだく

relaxing

洗濯機

せんたくき

washing machine

洗練

せんれん

refinement

洗脳

せんのう

brainwashing

洗濯物

せんたくもの

laundry

頭骨

ずこつ

skull

ほね

bone

鉄骨

てっこつ

steel frame

背骨

せぼね

spine

軟骨

なんこつ

cartilage

人骨

じんこつ

human bones

白骨

はっこつ

white (bleached) bone