Skeleton

Japanese: 骸骨 - がいこつ

〘noun〙① The bones of the body. A framework. A skeleton. ※Essays, Pingzhu Tan (1729), vol. 4: "About bone growth. The characters 'yi', 'jing', etc. simply mean 'growing wealth' and have no other notes. When looked into, this character has the meaning 'skeleton'."② A corpse where the flesh has rotted away and only the bones remain. A corpse. ※Suga Kakegoshu (c. 903), Cry of the Oshu Fujinoshikun: " _A skeleton _turns to ashes, _{_{nowhere to be}} _heard _. " [Records of the Grand Historian - Biography of Huaiyin Hou]③ Used as a metaphor for a body that is no longer of any use after finishing work, etc. →Begging for a skeleton. ※Sharakuhon, Blue Chamber of Dawn in the Daytime, Behind the Skin of a Brocade (1791), "As the New Year approaches, make sure you don't get confused about where to throw the skeleton."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① からだの骨。骨組み。骨格。※随筆・秉燭譚（1729）四「骨殖のこと字彙、正字通等、ただ貨殖封殖の義ありて他の注なし。按ずるにこの字に骸骨の義あり」② 肉が腐ってなくなり、骨だけになった死体。むくろ。死骸。※菅家後集（903頃）哭奥州藤使君「骸骨作_二灰塵_一、無_レ処_レ伝_二音旨_一」〔史記‐淮陰侯伝〕③ 勤めなどを終えたあとの、役立たなくなった身をたとえていう。→骸骨を乞う。※洒落本・青楼昼之世界錦之裏（1791）「年(ねん)のあくるもちかければ骸骨(ガイコツ)のすて所にまごつかぬやうにしな」

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