骨抜 き honenuki
honenuki
Noun
, no-Adjective
1. boning (fish or meat); deboning
Noun
, no-Adjective
2. watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; emasculation
kareno tēanwa honenukini natta.
His proposal has been watered down.
Noun
, no-Adjective
3. taking the backbone out of; weakening
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Example Sentences
kareno tēanwa honenukini natta.
His proposal has been watered down.
18 Variants Available
Essential 9 items
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Noun
#126826
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Noun
#117152
honenukide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. Without core; Deprived of substance
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Noun
#124323
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#123653
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Noun
#121309
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Noun
#125507
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Noun
#118805
★ Common
Noun
#119816
honenukidewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not without bones.; Not devoid of substance.
★ Common
Noun
#117528
Common 6 items
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Noun
#122765
hone nukidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Likely defeated.; Probably hollowed out.
★ Common
Noun
#125874
honenukijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't gutted.; Wasn't hollowed out.
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Noun
#121647
honenukijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't gutted.; Wasn't defeated.
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Noun
#119635
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#121363
honenukidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not stripped of its core.; Was not gutted.
★ Common
Noun
#126090
Advanced 3 items
honenukidattara
The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when boneless; If/when stripped of bones
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Noun
#123224
honenukideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when boneless; If/when stripped of bones
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Noun
#117135
honenukinara
The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If/when boneless; If/when stripped of bones
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Noun
#120184