Word Meaning 遺骨

いこつ ikotsu

遺骨 is read as いこつ (ikotsu) and means remains (of war dead).

Meaning

English

remains (of war dead)
cremated remains (esp. the bones)
ashes

Reading

Kana

いこつ

Romaji

ikotsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms 御骨,骸骨,人骨,白骨 Related Words 死,死ぬ,亡くなる,死亡,逝去,故人,遺体,亡骸 Rank 12754 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

遺骨収集

いこつしゅうしゅう

recovering the remains of soldiers (e.g. Japanese soldiers who died abroad during WWII)

遺骨ペンダント

いこつぺんだんと

pendant containing the ashes of a deceased person

遺言

いげん

last request

遺体

いたい

(dead) body

遺産

いさん

inheritance

遺伝

いでん

heredity

遺跡

いせき

(archeological) remains

遺憾

いかん

regrettable

遺伝子

いでんし

gene

遺族

いぞく

bereaved family

遺失物

いしつぶつ

lost article

遺書

いしょ

posthumous work