骨折（こっせつ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: bone fracture
Example sentences
- 転んで腕を骨折した。 — I fell and broke my arm.
- 骨折が治るまで一か月かかった。 — It took a month for the fracture to heal.
Idioms & proverbs containing “骨折”
- 骨折り損のくたびれ儲け (ほねおりぞんのくたびれもうけ) — going through great pains in vain
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