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骨抜き 【ほねぬき】

  1. [n,adj-no] boning (fish or meat); deboning
  2. [n,adj-no] watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation
  3. [n,adj-no] taking the backbone out of; weakening
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings
骨 Skeleton, Bone, Remains, Frame コツ ほね
抜 Slip Out, Extract, Pull Out, Pilfer, Quote, Remove, Omit バツ, ハツ, ハイ ぬ.く, -ぬ.く, ぬ.き, ぬ.ける, ぬ.かす, ぬ.かる