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 139875 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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洗濯

せんたく

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

骨

ほね

bone

鉄骨

てっこつ

steel frame

背骨

せぼね

spine

頭骨

とうこつ

skull

軟骨

なんこつ

cartilage

人骨

じんこつ

human bones

白骨

はっこつ

white (bleached) bone