Keyword
marrow
Info
FrequencyTop 2100-2200
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 3
Heisig1385
Old form
Readings
ずい
(100%)
Composed of
bone
be in possession
walking on a road
Used in vocabulary (66 in total)
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
spinal cord
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
medulla; marrow; pith
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
medulla oblongata
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
cerebrospinal fluid
to have a deep grudge; to bear deep resentment towards someone
marrow; pith; centre; center; bottom of one's heart
(tooth) pulp
cervical spinal cord; cervical cord
bone marrow suppression
tabes dorsalis; locomotor ataxia
cervical spinal cord; cervical cord
meningococcus (Neisseria meningitidis)
myelencephalon
myelin sheath (around the axon of a neuron)
spinal cord tumour; spinal cord neoplasm; spinal tumour
spinalization; cordotomy
demyelination
pyralid larva; borer
medullary cavity (of bone)
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
striped stem borer larva
poliomyelitis; polio; infantile paralysis
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to look at the ceiling through a reed
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to look at the ceiling through a reed
brain; skull; head
spinalized cat; spinal cat
spinalized cat; spinal cat
Examples (5 in total)
He is Japanese to the bone.
He is rotten to the core.
This, in essence, is the secret of science.