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こつ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. knack; skill; trick; secret; know-how; the ropes; hang
2. bone; skeleton
3. cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
Alt. forms
コツ
71%
こつ
24%
骨こつ
4%
Pitch accent
こ
つ
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Used in: 520
Used in vocabulary (110 in total)
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
skeleton
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
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Examples (2 in total)
She seems to know the art of writing letters.
It would be best to leave it to a man who knows the ropes.